[pixl97]

Ok, then suggest some other platform that has the network effects of an existing large audience?

Technology matters far less than network effects. Not saying it doesn't matter at all, but you have to overcome the audiences stickiness to a platform first.

[lbotos]

One tweet link to a blog post on the YC blog? Yeah, sure, there will be some drop off bc people don't click out of the app, but most people not on twitter can't even read this content anymore without workarounds.

[sahila]

It's worse than that, Elon reduces the reach / promotion of tweets that contain external links. Except for users following you, it's difficult to reach a wider audience if you include a link.

[pembrook]

Twitter did that long before Elon. Most social platforms downrank external links and have for years. That’s why all media startups basically died over the past 6 years.

[sahila]

Maybe to an extent but Facebook still shows plenty of news links, I don't see any of them on Twitter.