Newly turned private, Elon Musk's Twitter account

Musk informed his 127.7 million followers on Wednesday that he was making his Twitter account private for the rest of the day.

This choice was made in order to see if their private tweets received more traffic than their public tweets.

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According to experiments with Twitter users, private accounts resulted in five times more views and interactions for tweets.

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Musk informed his 127.7 million followers on Wednesday that he was making his Twitter account private for the rest of the day.

Musk informed his 127.7 million followers on Wednesday that he was making his Twitter account private for the rest of the day.

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This choice was made in order to see if their private tweets received more traffic than their public tweets.

This choice was made in order to see if their private tweets received more traffic than their public tweets.

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According to experiments with Twitter users, private accounts resulted in five times more views and interactions for tweets.

According to experiments with Twitter users, private accounts resulted in five times more views and interactions for tweets.

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In addition, a new Twitter Blue subscription service that allows users to purchase a blue tick for a monthly price became live in November.

In addition, a new Twitter Blue subscription service that allows users to purchase a blue tick for a monthly price became live in November.

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Users that upgrade to the premium version gain access to more features like an edit button and more people will see their tweets.

Users that upgrade to the premium version gain access to more features like an edit button and more people will see their tweets.