X USERS REJECT PLAN FOR PAYWALL BY ELON MUSK BY JENNIFER NWOSU

X USERS REJECT PLAN FOR PAYWALL BY ELON MUSK

 BY JENNIFER NWOSU

 During a livestream on X with Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday, he said: “The single most important reason that we are moving to having a small monthly payment for the use of the X system, is it is the only way I could think of to combat vast armies of bots.” “We are actually going to come up with a lower-tier pricing. We want it to be just a small amount of money,” he continued. “It’s a longer discussion, but this is actually the only defense against armies of bots.”Musk has reportedly been mulling the idea for some time.

 Tech newsletter Platformer, reported the Tesla CEO discussed the idea with one of his advisers, venture capitalist David Sacks, last year.It’s unclear if the comments signal an imminent policy change for everyone. But some users are already taking to the platform to voice their opinions.“There really is no doubt that he simply wants to kill the platform,” one X user said of the decision.

Another declared the platform “dead,” adding: “No way I’m paying for Musk’s space vanity-project scam.”Comedian Chelsea Hart said the suggested paywall may hinder free speech and citizen journalism in some countries, something Musk claims to support.

They said: “If you want to charge for this platform you are personally putting a nail in the coffin of any and all citizen journalism from countries under international sanctions. The most brutalized among us will be personally shut up by you. "

Representatives for X did not immediately respond to requests for comments made outside normal working hours.

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