The dumpster fire called twitter

Sebastian Revenaz (G8)

Current Events

Published Issue 3 2022-2023

Recently, eccentric billionaire Elon Musk purchased popular social media platform twitter. He has been known for sudden dramatic changes, and that has most definitely continued with the recent acquisition. He immediately fired many employees, sparking massive controversies among both the platform and staff. He then sent out an email to all twitter employees, which stated that they would have to respond, or they would be fired. He also introduced Twitter Blue, a subscription based service. This allows people to pay an $8 a month fee, which allows them to get a small stamp with a checkmark next to their name. Previously, users would have to send in verification, and it would have been even more complicated for corporations. This stopped impersonation, but Twitter Blue destroyed this feature. The most famous incident was someone impersonating the pharmaceutical company “Eli & Lilly”. The person announced that insulin, a life saving medication, was going to be free. Currently, insulin, something that people with diabetes need to survive, is, at least in the USA, is unbelievably expensive. When the company announced that it was not, in fact, free, they quickly lost billions in valuation. Twitter has since suspended the Twitter Blue program, though there are plans to continue it.