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[–] emax_gomax@lemmy.world 57 points 3 months ago (4 children)

It's a weird decision to further monetize access to a platform that's hemorrhaging users and engagement.

[–] misk@sopuli.xyz 25 points 3 months ago

You don’t get it. Because there’s less and less they need to squeeze them even further!

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[–] SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org 7 points 3 months ago

It's weird to you cause you're not a mega-brain CEO.. if revenue drops, you raise the prices, obviously.

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 months ago

i mean hemorrhaging users and engagement is why they're trying to monetize whatever they can

[–] yildolw@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

Maybe it's a way to launder dirty money or take bribes, the way solid booking a floor at the Trump Tower for a few months is a way to launder money.