Did X throttle The New York Times?

Q323 answers2022-2023
Short answer

Organizations that refuse to buy a verification subscription aren't recommended; it costs about a thousand dollars a month.

From his 2023-11 answer in Elon Musk on Advertisers, Trust and the "Wild Storm" in His Mind | DealBook Summit 2023. Summary is ours; see the quotes below.

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𝕏 post · 2022-12-23 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @ClayTravis · open post ·
Says the NYT just posts short summaries that hit a paywall, and would get far more views if it engaged with readers on Twitter.
"NY Times is simply outputting short summaries of articles, which then hit a paywall for non-subscribers."
𝕏 post · 2023-04-02 · @elonmusk on X · asked by @dogeofficialceo · open post ·
Calls the NYT hypocritical for refusing to pay for verification while aggressively forcing everyone to pay for its own subscription.
"NY Times is being incredible hypocritical here, as they are super aggressive about forcing everyone to pay *their* subscription"
🎙 Interview · 2023-11 · Elon Musk on Advertisers, Trust and the "Wild Storm" in His Mind | DealBook Summit 2023 · asked by Andrew Ross Sorkin · watch at 1:14:22 · transcript ·
Organizations that refuse to buy a verification subscription aren't recommended; it costs about a thousand dollars a month.
"any organization that refuses to buy a subscription is is not going to be recommended"

Last updated: 2023-11 (newest answer).

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