Rob Pegoraro: My recap of yesterday's #VidCon session about the state of the platform that people at this event still call "Twitter." This post may not capture how the speaker most bullish on Twitter's continued potential made using that platform for marketing purposes sound like such a joyless exercise.

My recap of yesterday's #VidCon session about the state of the platform that people at this event still call "Twitter." This post may not capture how the speaker most bullish on Twitter's continued potential made using that platform for marketing purposes sound like such a joyless exercise.

Twitter Influencers: The Money Is Terrible, But We're Not Going Anywherewww.pcmag.com At VidCon Anaheim, panelists vent about bots, toxic comments, and awful monetization but show no sign of heading for the exits. 'We will be playing the violins as the ship sinks,' says Ellie Schnitt.

these folks remind me of gambling addicts

Unfortunate, but expected. I do believe the fall of X/Twitter will happen, but it'll be a slow death over years as the debt and influx of bots & trolls continues to grow. I'm happy with Bsky's progress. It's still very small r/n but the focus on infrastructure will pay dividends.

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