"Twitter will do a lot of stupid things" in the coming months: Elon Musk

Twitter's new owner says he'll be launching a bunch of new ideas on the platform over the next few months.

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has asked his followers to prepare for "a lot of stupid things in [the] coming months" on his newly acquired social media platform.

The Tesla CEO, now sole director of Twitter, has already made a series of changes to the platform since taking over the company on October 27, and has now pledged to continue the work at over the next few months, stating:

"Please note that Twitter will be doing a lot of stupid things in the coming months. We'll keep what works and change what doesn't," he wrote in a November 9 Twitter post.

Please note that Twitter will be doing a lot of stupid things in the coming months.

We'll keep what works and change what doesn't.

Since taking over Twitter, Musk has already implemented several changes to the platform, including an $8 monthly subscription model launched on November 9 that allows users to get a blue tick verified, which gives them higher priority in tweets and replies than unverified. users and offers fewer ads.

Other changes to the platform include granting permanent suspensions for handles that engage in impersonation without specifying "parody", temporarily losing the verified check mark when a change name occurs, and its community-based disinformation project being rebranded as Birdwatch in Community Notes, while some users have reported a new shopping tab on the platform.

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