A carefully-applied monetisation model could be quite helpful for the community as well as Twitter's bottom line. Private accounts - perhaps with an extended network, friends-of-friends - could still remain free and generate ad revenue.
The one issue is that chipping off existing features would cause major backlash. While removing low-quality replies and other spam is nice, it relies on even higher-quality moderation, to provide adequate incentive not to lose out on a purchase, but also to avoid regulatory issues, as this now becomes a product.
When it comes to adding features to sweeten the deal, however, there are very few that can really be added that provide a tangible benefit. The only feature I can think of is being able to edit tweets - or more accurately, embed a second tweet, similar to a quote-tweet, to provide an update. This would allow people to provide context, retract claims, or other uses, especially when a tweet gets attention or controversy, and could go a small way in reducing toxicity.
The one issue is that chipping off existing features would cause major backlash. While removing low-quality replies and other spam is nice, it relies on even higher-quality moderation, to provide adequate incentive not to lose out on a purchase, but also to avoid regulatory issues, as this now becomes a product.
When it comes to adding features to sweeten the deal, however, there are very few that can really be added that provide a tangible benefit. The only feature I can think of is being able to edit tweets - or more accurately, embed a second tweet, similar to a quote-tweet, to provide an update. This would allow people to provide context, retract claims, or other uses, especially when a tweet gets attention or controversy, and could go a small way in reducing toxicity.