Like a lot of bad things happened to Twitter post Musk but one of the most consequential decisions was to start paying people for tweeting, which lots of people ate up.
From there his finger on the scale algo became much more effective b/c it encouraged a certain kind of posting.
January 7, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Like a lot of bad things happened to Twitter post Musk but one of the most consequential decisions was to start paying people for tweeting, which lots of people ate up.
From there his finger on the scale algo became much more effective b/c it encouraged a certain kind of posting.
Excellent work! Longtime followers will remember by #QTbait and #FactcheckBait threads on Twitter. That misinformation spreads when you QT it in a fit of pique.
Excellent work! Longtime followers will remember by #QTbait and #FactcheckBait threads on Twitter. That misinformation spreads when you QT it in a fit of pique.