Twitter set for major revamp? Elon Musk’s tweets hint at 4 changes
- Elon Musk's recent tweets might offer some insight into his plans of a Twitter revamp
- He recently asked Twitter users if they would like an edit button for tweets
- Musk recently became the platform’s largest shareholder
From blue ticks to edit buttons, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has been brimming with ideas following his recent 9.2% stake in Twitter which makes him the platform’s largest shareholder.
Musk’s recent Twitter posts might offer some insight into his plans. Let us take a look at the SpaceX CEO’s host of changes.
Verifications for all, bots for none
“We need to validate or should I say “Verify” everyone,” one Twitter user asked Musk earlier this week. Musk simply responded, “Yes.”
The 50-year-old tycoon believes that introducing verification checkmarks to authenticate users could help in eradicating fake or bot accounts.
“It would massively expand the verified pool & make bot armies too expensive to maintain,” Musk said.
Also Read: Elon Musk richest in the world, Mukesh Ambani tops India’s list of richest billionaires
The long-awaited
Ever since Twitter’s inception, users have begged for an edit button on the platform every time a typo is made, or a poorly worded remark made by them that sparks a riot.
Uploading a poll on Twitter on April 5, Musk asked, “Do you want an edit button?”
While 73.6% of the users were in favour of the button, 26.4% couldn’t care less.
Twitter Blue
Musk suggested a series of changes in Twitter Blue, a premium subscription service of the social media platform.
He said that users should pay less than the current $2.99 a month fee and should receive an authentication blue tick, which should look different from the present blue ticks on the platform.
“Everyone who signs up for Twitter Blue (ie pays $3/month) should get an authentication checkmark,” he wrote on Twitter on Sunday.
Fake news
“69.420% of statistics are false,” Musk claimed on Saturday.
Similar to other social media applications, Twitter has served as an ideal platform to disseminate fake news that travels fast.
Suggesting a solution for this, startup capitalist Siddarth Pai said, “Also must give ratings to news sources based on Fake news as a % of total news Lower the better.”
Musk responded, “Fake news purveyors would have hysterics, but a ratings system would improve quality of news greatly.”
Related Articles
ADVERTISEMENT