Taylor LorenzJul 14, 2023
Someone seems mad!! https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/13/twitter-creators-payments-right-wing/
Far-right Twitter influencers first on Elon Musk’s monetization scheme

The first beneficiaries appear to be high-profile influencers like Andrew Tate, DC Draino, Ian Miles Cheong, Benny Johnson and Ashley St. Clair.

The Washington Post
Show threadBarrouxJul 14, 2023

@taylorlorenz your article is full of falsehoods though. Elon had announced this ad profit sharing plan back in February, but most importantly it's not only right wing people getting the money, but also left wing, but you failed to mention that in your article. Unless you consider Brian and Ed Krassenstein far right now? They received more than double of what any of the people you listed in your article received money wise.

Please try to be accurate in your reporting, otherwise it's pointless.

Show threadunlofl [Promoted Toot]Jul 14, 2023
@Barroux no, this isn't a "both sides" thing. Paying ok people to post ok things is fine, paying terrible people to post terrible things is bad, that's the difference.
Show threadBarrouxJul 14, 2023
@unlofl and who gets to decide what's okay and not okay? Most of the people who got money aren't far right, they're just right. Regardless Taylor was being disingenuous at best and full out lying at worst.
Show threadunlofl [Promoted Toot]Jul 14, 2023
@Barroux no, we all get to decide, and writing an article is one way to tell people. There is nothing disingenuous here, just a specific criticism you don't like and want to dilute. Twitter is paying bad people, when they could simply choose to not do that.
Show threadBarrouxJul 14, 2023
@unlofl Writing an article that's full of lies absolutely is disingenuous. She made it sound like this was in response to Threads, yet this was announced back in February. Taylor isn't being unbiased, this isn't reporting.
Show threadunlofl [Promoted Toot]

@Barroux "The timing of Musk’s announcement comes on the heels of Twitter rival Instagram announcing that its Twitter-like app Threads had surpassed 100 million sign ups..."

No, it doesn't say what you're mad that it says.

Jul 14, 2023 at 6:22pmWeb
Show threadBarrouxJul 14, 2023
@unlofl your biases are blinding you. She's getting lots of criticism even from people who are usually on her side. Ed Krassenstein even tweeted a long tweet listing all her false reports in that article.
Show threadunlofl [Promoted Toot]Jul 14, 2023
@Barroux Elon musk appears to just be handing out money to right wingers he likes, but he won't explain anything so we should give him the benefit of the doubt!