Elon Muskmay start charging users of X – the social media platform formally known as Twitter – a fee to use its services.
The SpaceX founder, 52, brought up the idea of making the platform a subscription-based service during a conversation on artificial intelligence (AI) that was streamed on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’sX accounton Monday.
“We’re moving to a small monthly payment for use of the X system,” he said, perBloomberg’s Dave Lee. While Musk did not explain what the subscription cost would be or when a paywall would launch, he noted that it would be a way for the platform to combat bots.
Musk’s discussion with Netanyahu was intended to focus on AI, but also came amid criticism that X’s enforcement of hate speech has been rolled back, notesCNN. Netanyahu praised Musk for his commitment to free speech, but he asked Musk to “roll back” antisemitism on the platform.
“Obviously, I’m against antisemitism,” Musk told Netanyahu. “I’m anti- really anything that is, you know, that promotes hate and conflict. And I’m in favor of that which helps society and takes us to a better future for humanity collectively.”
Musk has been implementing changes on the platform sincepurchasing the company for $44 billion in October 2022.
After the purchase, the platform began offering arevamped Twitter Blue subscriptionthat allows users topay a monthly $8 feefor premium privileges, including a blue check mark. The mark previously indicated a user was “verified” as authentic.
The change was met withmixed responses from celebrities, includingCiara, who wrote in a post on the platform, “Blue check or no check… I know my fans still checkin.“The Gameexpressed on the platform, “Check gone but the checks still coming.”
In July, Musk announced “temporary limits” to Twitter accounts, which includedlimiting the number of tweets accounts can readper day. After announcing that verified accounts would be able to access 6,000 posts per day, unverified accounts would be able to access 600 posts per day, and “new” unverified accounts were limited to 300 posts per day, he later announced a new update.
AI Round table with Elon Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu.Benjamin Netanyahu/ Twitter
Benjamin Netanyahu/ Twitter
“Rate limits increasing soon to 8,000 for verified, 800 for unverified & 400 for new unverified,” he wrote in apost on X. The change came amid the business owner’s decision torebrand the company from Twitter to X.
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