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by MatthewPhillips 5569 days ago
You're not accounting to the effect a premium service has on marginal ad revenue per user. It goes down as the people with disposable income (the most desirable demographic) opt out of ads.
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I bet th effect of even of the most engaged users isn't worth $10/month in ad revenue. Although I think there would be an irrational element in the pitch of reach the whole Twitter userbase vs reach the users that haven't paid.