X begins charging new users $1 a year in New Zealand, Philippines

Musk, Elon account on Twitter X is displayed on a smartphone.shabby Images
As part of a new trial, Musk, Elon’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has begun charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines$ 1(£ 0.82 ) annually to access important features.

They include the capability to post, post, like, and respond to posts.

Just reading posts, watching videos, and following accounts will be available to those who opt out of the membership fee.

The social media site stated that its goal is to” reduce spam, system manipulation, and app activity.”

Although Mr. Musk has stated that it will still be free to create” read only” accounts, which lack important features, new accounts will also be required to verify their phone number.
Next month, the CEOs of X, Tesla, and SpaceX suggested that accessibility may be required for everyone using the platform.

Twitter has seen a consistent revenue decline since Mr. Musk purchased it for$ 44 billion last year.

The contentious tycoon has claimed that getting people to pay for the company is aimed at combating machines, despite the fact that there is obviously a financial benefit to the company to charge customers.

A scammer costs” a portion of a cent” to produce, according to him. However, the effective cost to bots is extremely high even if someone has to spend a few cents or something insignificant.

Longer posts and increased program visibility are now extra features that paid subscribers of the enhanced service known as X Premium can then purchase.

X Premium is currently$ 8 per month in the US. Depending on a subscriber’s country of residence, the amount varies, but X is also available for free to other users.

Placing X behind a wall carries the risk of causing the platform to gain many of its users. That, in turn, might reduce advertising revenue, which now makes up the lion’s share of the business’ money.

Following Hamas’s attack on Israel, the firm has recently been the subject of an investigation by the European Union for the potential spread of criminal, violent, and love conversation.
Australia’s online security regulator has also fined it for refusing to participate in an investigation into anti-child abuse policies.

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