These are the 5 big changes that Elon Musk wants to make on Twitter

After the arrival of Elon Musk on Twitter like an elephant in a china shop, we leave you with 5 more than possible changes that Elon Musk will decide to carry out after the purchase of the social network.

As we all know because the media hardly talk about another topic, the recent purchase of Twitter by the millionaire of South African origin, Elon Muskhas opened the season for all kinds of opinions to arise, similar applications and fear of the new changes that it can carry out.

And it is that, for the moment, there has been no talk of too many novelties that will reach the social network but yes of changes in staff that have shaken the foundations of the company. Elon Musk already has eliminated top executive positions and, according to The New York Times, he has also already ordered more layoffs at the company.

In addition, it has already brought to the table the mysterious app named X. The idea behind X, according to Bloomberg, is a kind of super application that combines messaging, social network and payments, and that does not depend on advertising revenue, similar to China’s WeChat. It already has more than a billion users, but so far there is no equivalent in the West.

Well, via Slash Gear, we wanted to collect the 5 changes that Elon Musk is expected to carry out on Twitter in the coming months.

5 tweaks Musk has long been hinting at for Twitter

Putting a price on influence

In Musk’s own words, Twitter is the de facto Internet public square and it is something that must be changed completely. Well, today we have learned that Twitter plans to increase the price of its Blue subscription plan from 5 to 20 dollars per month and make it mandatory for verified users (blue tick).

And it is that, this famous and coveted blue tick serves as a tool to help people identify legitimate accounts from fake ones, making it easier for users to obtain information from a reliable source, while showing the influence of that person .

With this, the objective of Elon Musk’s Twitter is that those who have this blue tick subscribe to Twitter Bluewhich we also already know offers some exclusive benefits such as the ability to edit tweets, if you don’t want to lose this badge.

Increase character limit and open algorithms

On the other hand, it aims to eliminate or at least increase beyond the 280 characters allowed so far in the app to give free rein to our opinions.

Additionally, Musk has expressed in the past that the algorithm that powers Twitter should be open source to increase trust in the platform. In a TED talk in April 2022, he expressed the following in relation to this aspect: “I want an algorithm where people can look at it and say, ‘Oh, I see a problem here, I don’t agree with this.'”

Just point out that He already made this query on his personal Twitter account and an overwhelming “in favor” came out.

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 30, 2022

Increase the length of videos

Musk wants a complete facelift for the app, and apparently when it comes to the length of the videos we can upload, the vast majority of users agree.

Note that currently the social network allows a maximum duration of 140 seconds for videos, with a frame rate of 60 fps and a file size limited to 512 MB or less. The maximum resolution allowed is 1280×720.

Well, the billionaire it has not offered any further information on when this feature can be expected, nor what users can expect it to change, except for a longer duration.

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— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 30, 2022

Embrace the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies

A few months ago we mentioned that millionaire help from Binance to make the purchase (at that time failed) of Twitter.

With all this on the table, it seems that the platform could take a turn towards this world. And it is that, it is Musk himself, who, despite the fact that he has not yet decided anything, has already hinted at plans to make the site more friendly with cryptocurrencies, including accepting the meme-inspired dogecoin token as a payment method (something that has already included in Tesla).

However, and despite this, doubts seem to haunt the millionaire in this regard since his relationship with this world in recent months has been quite convulsive. Let’s just remember how she sold part of her holdings in Bitcoin, as the cryptocurrency was in a state of collapse.

Even so, Twitter already allows tipping through Bitcoin, so it seems that this first step, having already been taken, it is only a matter of time or a crazy idea of ​​​​Musk that a more formal and wide implementation takes place. The possibilities are endless, and it remains to be seen what direction the app takes under its command.

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A Twitter experience split between the rankings

Finally, and as the main theme of the much sought after “freedom of expression”, the central idea is that users can choose the type of timeline they want to experience. They could choose a heavily moderated experience that is free from any form of abuse and explicit content.

Initially, these two versions were not considered like this, thinking of a totally free Twitter in the mind of Elon Musk, but it is true that this left open the possibility of an increase in the number of harassed users, with a multitude of attacks, disrespect and even comments out of place.

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Of course, as it has been known, this more “light” or protected version would be paid. That is, Musk wants you to pay if you want to leave out toxicity, since it would be managed with more advanced interaction controls.

With all this on the table, It only remains to wait for Elon Musk to begin to shape his new version of Twitter and see its reception by users. Who knows if we are facing a perfect social network (at least in the mind of the billionaire) and returns to recover all those escaped users in fear of what may come.