Elon Musk, owner of X (formerly Twitter), sparked criticism from users after stating that hashtags are 'as useful as a screen door on a submarine'. Despite Musk's disdain, many users argue that hashtags remain valuable for organization and searchability, prompting humorous responses and highlighting the platform's evolving nature.
, but that didn’t stop many of the social media platform’s users from giving him the business on Tuesday.
What did the Tesla mogul do to deserve the snark? Well, he told the site’s users to no longer use hashtags to identify and organise specific topics.Grok apparently isn’t a fan of the tags, calling them “as useful as a screen door on a submarine,” and Musk agreed.But even though the owner of X doesn’t like hashtags, many others think they have value.
X users snarkily let Musk know they think he’s off-base on this, and yes, some even included particularly appropriate ― hashtags ― to make their point.the whole purpose of hashtags is to organize and find posts attached to that hashtag.Nope, I use X for my own amusement. Hashtags are my logging tags. Been here since 2016. Sorry, Elon. Hashtags are still very useful for certain keywords & research. 🙂 As long as it's not spammed full, it's all good.
Congrats to Elon -- in just a couple of years he has successfully destroyed everything that made Twitter an app for connection.And another user pointed out how the site’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, didn’t appear to get Musk’s memo.Elon Musk Wades In As Holly Valance's Billionaire Husband Defects To Reform UK
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