# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1)

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**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b487fb/32.png) [@Walken\_After\_Midnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walken_After_Midnight)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2023, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/6988 "2023-10-05T02:46:14Z")

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> **[US ad revenue at Musk's X declined each month since takeover -data](https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-ad-revenue-musks-x-declined-each-month-since-takeover-data-2023-10-04/)**
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> Monthly U.S. ad revenue at social media platform X has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since billionaire Elon Musk bought the company formerly known as Twitter in October 2022, according to third-party data provided to Reuters.

[![](https://www.reuters.com/graphics/TWITTER-ADVERTISING/lgpdlxyrjpo/chart_eikon.jpg) ](https://www.reuters.com/graphics/TWITTER-ADVERTISING/lgpdlxyrjpo/chart_eikon.jpg)

> **[X stops showing headlines because Elon Musk thinks it will make posts look...](https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/4/23903859/x-elon-musk-headlines-links-image-twitter)**
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> It’s a very annoying change.

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