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.

  • @TheLordHumungus
    link
    211 year ago

    Yes, they are called idiots. It’s another idiot tax, like gambling.

    • @Tujio
      link
      21 year ago

      The lottery is either a tax on stupidity or a tax on hope.

      I don’t know which is more depressing.

      • @[email protected]
        link
        fedilink
        English
        21 year ago

        Hope because the people who really buy lottery tickets on a regular basis want that financial security, winning a lottery would provide.