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Elon Musk's X claims it's now a 'video-first platform' as it tries to reverse an advertiser exodus that has cost it billions in value (fortune.com)

submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/technology@lemmy.world

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The claim is a major departure for the service, which has long been known as a destination for posting short snippets of text.

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[–] MondayToFriday@lemmy.ca 47 points 2 years ago (3 children)

The microblogging platform that once limited posts to 140 characters is now a "video-first" platform?

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[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

If Twitter's a video-first platform, then Twitch is a text-first platform.

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[–] capital@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Just like that and with way fewer engineers somehow.

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[–] negativeyoda@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I don't see a problem as long as the videos are capped at 140 characters

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