Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform
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Elon Musk may flip the switch to make X — the social network formerly known as Twitter — an entirely subscription-based platform. Musk brought up the idea of charging all users of X/Twi…

Elon Musk said he will charge all X/Twitter users a fee to be on the platform. He suggested that such a change would be necessary to deal with the problem of bots on the platform.

“It’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots," said Elon. I can’t believe that this is the only solution he can think of.

Dealing with bots would be Elon Musk’s responsibility, considering he’s the only one profiting significantly from X, not us. Elon Musk steals our data and censors each of our posts, now he even expects us to pay to clean up the mess he created.

Plus, the problems with X go beyond just bots. The algorithm and programming decisions are negatively impacting user experience and manipulating people’s minds.

We want a town square where everyone is free to have & voice an opinion. I do not believe we have to pay ”a small monthly payment” for such a place, especially in a country that should value these freedoms & suppressing ideas.

    • Campa@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Even though this news hasn’t been proven, a small fee still means we’ll have to pay him. I do believe it might help eliminate bots or spam, but from the moment he starts charging, it will no longer be a social media platform for everyone. It’s pretty hilarious that freedom of speech now comes at a price.

      I’m already on WireMin. Twitter is no longer my only choice when it comes to freedom of speech, especially since it’s linked to my personal information, and Elon can monitor all of my social activities there. Decentralized social media platforms seem like the right way to go, like WireMin and Damus.

      • FireWire400@lemmy.worldEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        “lower tier pricing for premium members” sounds more like they’ll introduce another, cheaper Blue-like subscription rather than a mandatory fee