Being in business is about power and control, the money is a byproduct and a tool. The feds cut off funding and told the business world to sacrifice as much canon fodder as possible. “Leadership” loves cuts. They feel bold and dramatic, leaderly.
Twitter losing money is a political decision by advertisers. I don't mean this is a negative way- it might be perfectly legitimate- but it still has nothing to do with the technical viability of the service.
I agree that it has nothing to do with Twitter’s technical capabilities per se.
I disagree that it’s due to political decisions - it’s due to business decisions. To a large extent because Elon dropped the ball when major advertisers were figuring out their ad spend for 2023, but also because of a fear on their part of being associated with more and more unappealing content due to the new policies. Advertisers did not go ”oh, Elon wants more conservative content on Twitter, and because we support the Democrats, we’re gonna stop paying for ads on that platform to punish him”. They are acting in their own best financial interest.
Twitter’s finances are also hamstrung by the large amount of debt that Elon brought with his purchase, so in practice they need to perform even better than before.
If you don't want your brand to appear next to violent white supremacist material, is that a political decision, or is it a business decision to protect your brand image?