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Rachael Berkey
Sep 22, 2023

Twitter / X paywall? No one will pay for a town square without value

Amidst a flurry of changes, dropping ad revenues and now, possible subscription models, Clarity's Rachael Berkey gets real about why she won't be paying for 'Elon Musk’s shell of a global town square'.

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