Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is to charge all users subscription fees

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Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is to charge all users subscription fees
theguardian.com

Elon Musk has indicated that X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to charge all users for accessing the platform.

The X owner said erecting a paywall around the business would ward off the bots, or automated accounts, that have become a bugbear for Musk.

Speaking in a meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, the Tesla CEO and world’s richest person suggested that X was going to charge its user base. Currently, Twitter only charges users for its subscription service X Premium, which offers perks such as a verified account checkmark and costs $11 a month in the US for iPhones and £11 in the UK.

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We all know he's too big of a pussy to actually do this. Stupid claim just to stay in the media

Yeah, this claim falls under "I'll believe it when I see it." I've never used Twitter in my life, couldn't care less if it dies, but this would truly just be suiciding the site. Musk is a megalomaniac, I can't see him just straight giving up his platform.

Elon is an idiot who fcked around and found out with all his Twitter shenanigans, I enjoy watching him make a fool out of himself infront of the whole world now.