Twitter: All downhill from here?

The future for Twitter becoming an “everything app” looks uncertain, not because of the lack of merit in an app that tries to do everything for everyone, but because it seems to be driven by a swashbuckling billionaire CEO who cares more about titillation than the plan

Amol Hatwar
April 18, 2023 / 08:51 AM IST
Twitter: All downhill from here?

Twitter has ceased to be an independent entity and is now a part of a larger firm called X Corp, according to corporate filings. (File image)

A lot has happened since Elon Musk took over Twitter. Musk’s dream of making Twitter a bastion of free speech has failed. But that’s not all, its market capitalisation has reduced from a peak of $62 Billion in 2020 to an estimated $20 Billion at the time of writing. Its advertisement revenue fell by 40 percent last December and is forecast to fall by as much as 28 percent this year. So, what does one do when there’s so much doom and...