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Emrys

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2. Musk was

Reply to LeftishBrit (Reply #1)

Sat Aug 17, 2024, 09:54 PM

Aug 2024

O'Rourke paid £9.60 per month for a Twitter Blue subscription and was eligible for Twitter's ad revenue sharing programme, which pays a certain amount per thousand ad views. O'Rourke managed to be controversial enough that he gained views from accounts which liked and responded to his output along with those which objected to it and argued with him or quote-tweeted him.

It's a good argument for blocking trolls on sight rather than engaging with them.

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What s horrible person LeftishBrit Aug 2024 #1

Musk was Emrys Aug 2024 #2

It's a daft system on Twitter at present T_i_B Aug 2024 #3

I think his warped rationale is that it will increase engagement Emrys Aug 2024 #4

That's another problem T_i_B Aug 2024 #5

Yeah, I've always avoided subjecting myself to Twitter's algorithms as much as I can Emrys Aug 2024 #6