Elon Musk is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer and Designer of the SpaceX company, and he is also the CEO of Tesla, Inc. He has ambitious plans for the future of transportation and his companies have the potential to revolutionize the space and automobile industries. As a result of his success, Musk is renowned as one of the most successful entrepreneurs of the 21st century and is listed as one of the world’s most influential people.
In response to a growing demand from users, Musk’s owned social media platform Twitter recently announced that it would be showing at least 50% fewer ads to paid Blue subscribers. Through this initiative, the platform hopes to gain more users by showcasing more organic, non-promoted content between ads in both their ‘For You’ and ‘Following’ tabs. They have also prioritized the rankings in conversations and search for Blue users with verified accounts, who pay a monthly subscription fee of $8.
In addition, Twitter has also recently implemented an $1,000 per month fee for businesses to apply for their Gold Badge verification, which grants access to “For You” recommendations. The CEO is of the opinion that this is the only way to effectively address the issue of AI bots taking over the platform. He also has emphasized that it is acceptable to have verified bot accounts provided they adhere to the terms and conditions of the service.
