Twitter stated on Wednesday it can discontinue its publication product Revue subsequent 12 months, days after proprietor Elon Musk stated he was open to purchasing rival on-line publishing platform Substack.
The social media platform purchased Revue in 2021 for an undisclosed sum amid a bigger growth for newsletters throughout the pandemic, and because it sought to draw customers who wished to make cash from their followers.
On the time, Twitter had stated Revue’s premium options could be free for all customers and that it will decrease the paid publication charge to assist writers retain extra of the income generated from subscriptions.
“This has been a tough determination as a result of we all know Revue has a passionate consumer base, made up of individuals such as you,” Twitter stated in a put up to customers.
“We’ll minimize to the chase: from January 18, 2023, it can not be doable to entry your Revue account. On that date, Revue will shut down and all information will probably be deleted.”
Revue was based seven years in the past within the metropolis of Utrecht within the Netherlands.
In August final 12 months, Twitter launched a means for publication creators so as to add a subscribe button instantly on their Twitter Profiles. As of now the Revue Subscription Button is barely obtainable for a check group on Android and Net.
In different information, Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Belief and Security Council, the advisory group of round 100 impartial civil, human rights and different organizations that the corporate shaped in 2016 to handle hate speech, youngster exploitation, suicide, self-harm and different issues on the platform.