# Now that Musk bought Twitter -- Breaking News only

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**Created:** [November 29, 2022, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-musk-bought-twitter-breaking-news-only/975737 "2022-11-29T13:10:55Z")\
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The establishment of a captive user pool through attractive service which is then bled for money has been labeled “enshittification” in this excellent article. It’s specifically about TikTok but the premise is eminently portable.

> **[The ‘Enshittification’ of TikTok](https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-platforms-cory-doctorow/)**
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> Or how, exactly, platforms die.

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