Elon Musk says making every single user pay to access Twitter/X might be the only way to deal with bots and he could launch a lower tier of Twitter Blue/X Premium to make it happen.
Shortly after buying Twitter back in October 2022, Elon Musk began playing with the idea of putting the entire platform behind a paywall in order to take care of bot accounts.
Since then, he has continuously promoted the site’s subscription service and rebranded Twitter to X, and Twitter Blue to X Premium.
Once again, Musk is reportedly looking into charging all users, but this time with a lower tier of X Premium.
Elon Musk considers putting Twitter behind a paywall
On September 18, 2023, Elon Musk floated an idea to squash the platform’s bot problem.
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“The single most important reason we’re moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system is it’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots,” Musk said while speaking with Benjamin Netanyahu.
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LIVE: Speaking with @elonmusk about how we can harness the opportunities and mitigate the risks of AI for the good of civilization. https://t.co/XiAQwOXzcP
— Benjamin Netanyahu – בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) September 18, 2023
Right now, the $8 X Premium subscription offers users the ability to edit posts and create posts longer than 280 characters. Subscribers additionally receive a verification tick beside their name, along with various other features.
We’ll be sure to update you if Elon goes ahead with this change. For now, though, check out the other major feature that Musk is looking to remove from the site.