The newsletter product will be shut down. The service will be axed on January 12th, 2023, according to reports, but now we have confirmation.
According to a help article on the Revue site, people won't be able to access their accounts after that date. Authors who use the service will be able to download lists of their subscribers, as well as an archive that includes their writing. People won't be charged for newsletters they won't get if Revue cancels paid newsletters on December 20th.
The longform writers and journalists that have tended to congregate there were hoping to get a better place on the platform that was acquired by the social network. It helped the social network compete with newsletter platforms like Substack and Ghost, as well as with Facebook, which was rumored to be looking for a way into the newsletter business as well. Bulletin was a product that was shut down a few months ago.
It is possible that people will have a few options after Revue ends. The company is working on increasing the character limit to 4,000, according to Musk. This article is around 2,070 words. While his promises for product changes should be taken with a grain of salt, there are some things he could do to help replace Revue.
It is odd that Musk is shutting down a service that brought in some revenue, especially since he has been campaigning to make it less dependent on advertising. He might have thought that having two newsletter products would be redundant.
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