Twitter to Discontinue Publication Product Revue in 2023 Amid Elon Musk’s Interest to Purchase Substack

Twitter stated on Wednesday it can discontinue its e-newsletter product Revue subsequent yr, 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 increase for newsletters throughout the pandemic, and because it sought to draw customers who needed to earn a living from their followers.

At the time, Twitter had stated Revue’s premium options could be free for all customers and that it will decrease the paid e-newsletter charge to assist writers retain extra of the income generated from subscriptions.

“This has been a hard decision because we know Revue has a passionate user base, made up of people like you,” Twitter stated in a publish to customers.

“We’ll cut to the chase: from January 18, 2023, it will no longer be possible to access your Revue account. On that date, Revue will shut down and all data will be deleted.”

Revue was based seven years in the past within the metropolis of Utrecht within the Netherlands.

In August final yr, Twitter launched a manner for e-newsletter creators so as to add a subscribe button instantly on their Twitter Profiles. As of now the Revue Subscription Button is barely accessible for a check group on Android and Web.

In different information, Elon Musk’s Twitter has dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of round 100 unbiased civil, human rights and different organizations that the corporate shaped in 2016 to deal with hate speech, baby exploitation, suicide, self-harm and different issues on the platform.