{"id":2010418,"date":"2023-08-24T05:10:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T09:10:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-factor-elon-musks-rapid-march-to-change-twitter-into-his-everything-app\/"},"modified":"2023-08-24T05:12:43","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T09:12:43","slug":"x-factor-elon-musks-rapid-march-to-change-twitter-into-his-everything-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-factor-elon-musks-rapid-march-to-change-twitter-into-his-everything-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk&#8217;s swift takeover of Twitter as his &#8216;all-in-one app&#8217;."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fx-factor-elon-musks-rapid-march-to-change-twitter-into-his-everything-app%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2010418&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Elon \u200cMusk&#8217;s Bold Moves to Transform\u2062 X<\/h2>\n<p>Elon Musk, the\u200c visionary behind X\u2062 (formerly \u200cknown \u200das Twitter), \u2063has \u200bbeen making controversial design\u200b decisions that are either paving the way for \u200cthe platform&#8217;s future or causing concern among users.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s announcements about the future of X\u200c have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/to-ensure-paxtons-impeachment-trial-is-fair-the-texas-senate-must-adopt-rules-that-stop-the-political-circus\/\" title=\"For a fair Paxton impeachment trial, Texas Senate needs fair rules to prevent political circus.\">captured public attention<\/a>. \u200bThese decisions have often been sudden, communicated through his tweets, leaving it unclear\u2064 how much \u200bplanning or \u2064collaboration went into them \u200dwith the\u200c rest of X&#8217;s leadership\u200d team. \u200cSome of these\u200b decisions include\u200c eliminating the block button, removing news \u2063headlines, and restricting access to \u2062third-party websites. While\u200c Musk envisions turning X into an\u200d &#8220;everything \u200bapp,&#8221; it remains to be\u200d seen if his\u2064 current\u2064 approach will help \u2062him achieve that goal.<\/p>\n<h3>Here are the latest changes Musk is implementing \u200cto shape X according \u200dto\u200b his vision:<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Removal\u200d of Twitter Block<\/h3>\n<p>Musk announced on Aug. 18 that\u2064 he would be removing the ability \u200bto block users on X. Instead, \u200bhe encouraged\u2063 users to &#8220;mute&#8221; accounts, which hides\u2064 their posts from view. \u200bThis decision received \u2063immediate backlash \u2063from users,\u200c with \u200cFederalist\u2064 Editor-in-Chief \u2064Mollie\u2063 Hemingway stating that the block feature is the best feature\u2063 on the site.<\/p>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s \u2062decision may face obstacles as app stores like Apple and Android require platforms to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/x-factor-elon-musks-rapid-march-to-change-twitter-into-his-everything-app\/\" title=\"Elon Musk's swift takeover of Twitter as his 'all-in-one app'.\">offer user-blocking functionality<\/a>. If Musk proceeds with \u2064removing the block button, it\u2062 could lead to X being removed from the Apple store.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, Musk himself\u2062 has used the block button, even though he\u2062 wants\u2063 to eliminate it. \u200cHe blocked actor James\u200b Woods, emphasizing that\u200c removing the block button would make X \u200d&#8221;untenable&#8221; for\u2063 individuals like \u200dhimself who value sharing their identities.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>News Headline Removal<\/h3>\n<p>Musk recently announced his intention\u200c to remove headlines from news\u2062 articles on X. \u2062Currently, when a link is shared on X, it includes a\u200d headline, picture, summary, and link. Musk&#8217;s update would \u200bremove \u2062the headline, limiting users&#8217; ability\u200c to\u200b preview the content before\u2063 clicking.\u2064 According to Fortune, Musk&#8217;s reasoning behind \u200bthis choice is to reduce the size of\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australians-furious-at-facebooks-news-ban\/\" title=\"Australians furious at Facebook\u2019s news ban\">news content<\/a> on the platform and \u200ddisplay more posts.<\/p>\n<p>Musk also\u2063 claimed that this feature \u2064would greatly improve the aesthetics of\u2064 X. However,\u2062 some \u2064remaining advertisers on the platform opposed this \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/merkava-iv-israel-might-have-the-worlds-best-tank\/\" title=\"Merkava IV: Israel Might Have The World\u2019s Best Tank\">design decision<\/a>, but Musk proceeded with it \u200cnonetheless.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Throttled Links<\/h3>\n<p>Users reported on Aug. 15 that links\u200b to certain websites were \u2062being &#8220;throttled&#8221; \u200cor slowed down. Links to the \u200cNew York Times,\u200d Reuters, \u200cInstagram, Bluesky,\u200d and Mastodon experienced a five-second delay. While X eventually reversed the throttling for news content, it \u200ccontinued for competitors. The platform has \u200bnot provided \u200cany \u2064explanation for \u2062why specific links were throttled.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Musk&#8217;s ultimate goal for X is \u200bto transform\u200d it into an &#8220;everything app&#8221; similar to China&#8217;s WeChat. He shared a new clip promoting this \u2062vision on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>In\u200c November 2022, Twitter filed\u200c paperwork with the Treasury Department to enable\u2064 X to incorporate the necessary financial technology for online transactions. X has also embraced\u2062 audio and visual \u2064hosting, improved direct messages, and other developments\u200d to become a one-stop destination\u200b for\u2062 technological needs.<\/p>\n<p>However, if Musk wants to turn Twitter\u2063 into his vision of an \u200ceverything app, he will need to find ways\u200c to\u200d improve its revenue stream soon. \u2064Musk confirmed in July that Twitter&#8217;s ad \u200brevenue, its primary\u2063 source of income, had dropped \u200dby 50% in the past year.\u200b He also\u2063 mentioned that\u200b the \u2064company \u2063is \u2064facing negative \u200bcash flow and\u2063 heavy debt.<\/p>\n<p>Musk has appointed former NBCUniversal executive Linda\u200c Yaccarino to lead the company and promote his vision for the app. \u2063Yaccarino\u2063 has \u200cfully \u2063embraced Musk&#8217;s idea of an\u200c everything app, inspiring the staff by telling them that they are &#8220;writing history, and there&#8217;s no limit to \u200bX&#8217;s transformation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here to read more from The Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Elon Musk&#8217;s controversial design choices for X, formerly Twitter, continue to raise concerns. 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