Twitter is going to start selling unused usernames and is charging as much as $50,000 for some.
I remember Elon threatening NOR with giving away their username if they stopped using Twitter. I guess it wasn’t an idle threat but instead Twitter’s next desperate attempt to make money.
I guess that’s one way to force people to stay active on Twitter. I don’t want my username bought by some troll or porn site like an abandoned domain.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexkonrad/2023/11/03/elon-musk-x-has-started-selling-off-old-twitter-handles/?sh=12bdc64b5bcf
Dare Obasanjo /
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2023-11-04 09:03:30
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