[SamAdams76]

The answer is to charge a monthly fee to those using the platform (or an annual fee). That takes advertisers out of the equation.

The Twitter user base will likely shrink dramatically but it will be profitable and establish a recurring revenue stream.

[pepsionice]

I would agree.

Ought to be a $2 a month ‘just-to-read’ option, a $7 a month fee for writing comments or passing around, and $10 a month with the blue-mark option. This would also get rid of the bots.

[Dr. Sivana]

The answer is to charge a monthly fee to those using the platform (or an annual fee). That takes advertisers out of the equation.

You can also have a hybrid scheme where free riders get the ads and the profiling, and "premium paid" subscribers don't get dunned and don't get tracked.

[laxcoach]

I think even a one time registration fee of $2-5 per account for non checks would decimate the bot army. That would make twitter a far more compelling and organic town square.

Let the blue checks pay per month. I have no problem with that, too.