ARMYs Are Trying To Navigate Weverse Following News That Twitter Is To Be Acquired By Elon Musk
ARMYs may be saying goodbye to Twitter.
The reason why many are threatening to leave Twitter? Elon Musk, the American–South African–Canadian entrepreneur, investor, and business magnate, will reportedly acquire Twitter, Inc. for $44 billion USD.
BREAKING: Elon Musk clinched a deal to buy Twitter Inc for $44 billion on Monday in a transaction that will shift control of the social media platform populated by millions of users and global leaders to the world's richest person. https://t.co/FPYTg6QWId pic.twitter.com/vyyeTVYYGP
— Newsmax (@newsmax) April 25, 2022
Elon Musk is the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineer at SpaceX; early-stage investor, CEO, and Product Architect of Tesla, Inc.; founder of The Boring Company; and co-founder of Neuralink and OpenAI. So, he is known for being innovative but also problematic.
I am afraid Twitter will be different, but Elon Musk's companies actually put out good products? It's just that he's terrible to work for and highly problematic when acting on his own.
But as for our user experience…I guess my reaction is this. 🤷 https://t.co/w1EeOHefxq
— Michael Adams-Hurta (@adams_hurta) April 25, 2022
Not only that, but many believe he poses a threat to stan Twitter, which is basically the backbone of Twitter.
Elon Musk after becoming the sole owner of stan twitter pic.twitter.com/HuFA0gbhxo
— Saint Hoax (@SaintHoax) April 25, 2022
stan twitter hiding after twitter got sold to elon musk: pic.twitter.com/qvr0z5hACb
— kai | late night talking ☕🕥 (@lwtsphh) April 25, 2022
So, fandoms are looking for alternatives if this deal becomes legit. In the case of BTS’s fans, ARMY, they already have another social media alternative lined up, Weverse.
Weverse is a Korean platform founded in 2018 by HYBE. The app specializes in artist-to-fan communications for musicians, especially K-Pop, and hosting multimedia content.
While many idols are active on Weverse, especially BTS, some ARMYs have struggled to adapt.
In fact, there are even many fan accounts on Twitter dedicated to Weverse updates for those who don’t frequently check the Weverse app.
BTS WEVERSE COMMENT V/TAEHYUNG 210602
ARMY: someone said this is gonna show up on the news tomorrow hahahahahaha
TH: aha
[ T/N: update, they deleted the tweet! 😭 ] pic.twitter.com/pBFEMmqyJU
— Sel⁷ (@BTStranslation_) June 1, 2021
Yet, now with the recent report of Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter, ARMYs are rethinking Weverse and giving it another go. Besides, BTS themselves have already moved on from Twitter to Weverse and Instagram.
crazy how bangtan is ahead of every trend including abandoning twitter
— meg ⁷ (@gddaengit) April 25, 2022
Nonetheless, it is proving more difficult than imagined. ARMYs are struggling to navigate Weverse. We can all certainly relate to when BTS first started using Instagram now.
Me confused af and trying to figure out how Weverse works pic.twitter.com/WeMWHM83fr
— amie ⁷ 🪴📖 (@bangtan__books) April 25, 2022
twitter users bringing duality to weverse pic.twitter.com/rkUDOOUQer
— ✧*ava☽⁷ WITH YOU💙 (@tpwkjimin) April 25, 2022
Thankfully, some Weverse ARMYs attempted to be helpful and offer advice and words of wisdom.
THE LAST SENTENCE BYE IM WHEEZING 😭😭😭😭😭 pic.twitter.com/rmWJpfmUWt
— lyla ✰?!⁷ (@dtctvksj) April 26, 2022
Also reminder. If you get banned from Weverse you will need a whole new account. And if you have bought anything with that Weverse (BV, ITS, etc) once the account is banned you lose all that too. Just something to keep in mind yall!
— 애나⁷ | ANA SAW BTS PTD LA & LV (@JooniesPokemon) April 25, 2022
Although, some just had straight-up jokes…
— Bia⁷ (@KIMEASE) April 25, 2022
And, of course, there were also others that just were not so welcoming.
— Bia⁷ (@KIMEASE) April 25, 2022
— Bia⁷ (@KIMEASE) April 25, 2022
— Bia⁷ (@KIMEASE) April 25, 2022
Chaos surely ensued with Twitter ARMYs flooding to Weverse. So, many low-key hilarious posts resulted that are 100% meme material.
— Bia⁷ (@KIMEASE) April 25, 2022
finishing with this one for now good night everyone follow me for more amazing content <3 feel free to add more moments in the comments pic.twitter.com/USV1fTXrN9
— Bia⁷ (@KIMEASE) April 25, 2022
— Bia⁷ (@KIMEASE) April 25, 2022
However, many realized that ARMY is not necessarily a monolith at the end of the day. There are many kinds of ARMYs. There are Twitter ARMYs, Weverse ARMYs, Instagram ARMYs, TikTok ARMYs, Facebook ARMYs, Amino ARMYs, and even WhatsApp ARMYs…
scrolled through weverse and yeah, it’s not for me. no thanks. will stick to Twitter 😅
— bora 💜 (@modooborahae) April 25, 2022
i opened weverse and immediately closed it again pic.twitter.com/yWgaZ15iX8
— ellie🌙⁷ (@jooniejadore) April 25, 2022
So, some Twitter ARMYs decided to be brave and venture out but ultimately decided to return home.
