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超过10家公司每月支付高达10万美元获取Truth Social帖子访问权限 -- More than 10 firms pay up to $100k a month for access to Truth Social posts

文章摘要

特朗普媒体公司推出Truth API服务,向华尔街交易员提供Truth Social平台上有影响力账户的帖子优先访问权。已有十余家高频交易公司签约,月费6万至10万美元。该公司同期亏损2.38亿美元,是去年同期的十倍以上。

文章总结

特朗普媒体公司推出了一项名为Truth API的争议性服务,允许华尔街交易员优先获取其社交平台Truth Social上具有市场影响力的帖子。自8月初启动以来,已有超过10家客户签约,主要为高频交易公司,每月支付6万至10万美元费用。临时首席执行官凯文·麦格恩在财报电话会议上透露,该公司4月至6月亏损2.38亿美元,是去年同期的10倍以上,主要因加密货币业务下滑。尽管营收达170万美元,同比增长89%,但整体仍处于亏损状态。公司表示将重新聚焦社交媒体使命,并计划通过该服务开辟新收入来源,同时探索与科技公司、新闻机构和博彩市场的合作。此举引发法律和伦理质疑,因为特朗普家族仍是公司大股东,可能从其公开声明中获利。分析师指出,特朗普媒体更像是一家围绕媒体公司的加密货币持有企业,大部分亏损源于此策略。公司正多元化发展,涉足加密货币和清洁能源投资,但近期取消了与Crypto.com在Truth Social上推出预测市场功能的计划。

评论总结

根据评论内容,主要观点和论据总结如下:

观点一:这是赤裸裸的腐败和内幕交易 - 评论认为,付费获取总统社交媒体帖子提前访问权,本质上是“内幕交易即服务”(Insider trading as a service),是“官方内部知识服务”(Official "insider-knowledge-as-a-service")。 - 关键引用:评论4:“Insider trading as a service. No one is going to take the US seriously for the next 50 years.”;评论3:“Official 'insider-knowledge-as-a-service'. No surprise who the first clients are.”

观点二:腐败程度前所未有,且代价低廉 - 评论指出,每月100万美元对于潜在的内幕交易收益而言“太便宜了”,且这种明目张胆的腐败行为令人震惊。 - 关键引用:评论5:“$100k seems cheap for the potential front running”;评论11:“It’s amazing how much corruption is occurring for so little money. A million dollars a month is peanuts for such clear graft.”

观点三:美国政府的制度性缺陷暴露无遗 - 评论认为,这一事件揭示了美国政府固有的腐败问题,且此前国会成员(如佩洛西)的内幕交易未被追责,纵容了当前局面。 - 关键引用:评论22:“The signs of rampant insider trading in the US were there since congress allowed it indirectly... Where was the outrage when Pelosi... were buying and selling stocks...?”;评论12:“I am glad this presidency is making very apparent the inherent flaws with the US government.”

观点四:对共和党支持者的质疑与对未来的担忧 - 有评论质疑共和党人如何能为此辩护,并担忧若反对党在2029年掌权后不作为,是否构成同谋。 - 关键引用:评论14:“Curious: are there any republicans left on HN? I have no concept of how you can defend this”;评论13:“If a rival political party takes power in 2029 and they decide to do nothing about this, are they complicit?”

观点五:对平台功能与商业模式的讽刺 - 评论讽刺性地提出,这本质上是“付费抢先看”模式,甚至建议特朗普可以按延迟时间收费。 - 关键引用:评论7:“Business idea for Trump: Sell access to his Truth Social posts, but bake in some latency... The less latency, the more you need to pay.”;评论17:“Functionally I suppose it's the same thing, but are they paying for access to Truth Social, or early access to Trumps posts?”

观点六:对资本主义与制度崩溃的批判 - 少数评论从意识形态角度批判,认为这是资本主义自我崩溃的体现,甚至提到马克思的预言。 - 关键引用:评论8:“I don't think anyone would have predicted that Karl Marx would ever end up being as vindicated as he turned out to be.”;评论9:“Capitalism implodes on itself, just as predicted.”

总结:评论普遍认为,付费获取特朗普社交媒体帖子提前访问权是严重的腐败和内幕交易行为,暴露了美国政府的制度性缺陷,且代价低廉、明目张胆。部分评论质疑共和党支持者的立场,并对未来政治问责表示担忧。少数评论从意识形态角度批判资本主义的崩溃。