Elon Musk Considering Charging All X Users Monthly Payment (DETAILS)

Elon Musk Considering Charging All X Users Monthly Payment (DETAILS)

Elon Musk, the owner of the online platform X, mentioned on Monday the possibility of introducing a monthly fee for all users as a measure to reduce the presence of bots.

Since Elon Musk took control of the platform for $44 billion in October of last year, he has implemented numerous changes. This includes laying off thousands of employees, introducing a paid premium option, reducing content moderation, and reinstating previously banned accounts, including that of former US president Donald Trump.

In July, Musk stated that the platform experienced a roughly 50% decrease in advertising revenue.

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Bots, which are accounts run by computer programs rather than humans, are prevalent on X. They are often utilized to artificially amplify political messages or promote racial hatred.

During a discussion with Musk on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu brought up the issue of online anti-Semitism and inquired about how X could “prevent the use of bots — armies of bots — to replicate and amplify it.”

Musk responded that the company was considering “implementing a small monthly payment for use of the X system.”

“It’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots,” he explained. “Because a bot costs a fraction of a penny — call it a tenth of a penny — but if somebody even has to pay a few dollars, some minor amount, the effective cost of bots is very high. And then you also have to get a new payment method every time you have a new bot.”

This conversation, which was broadcast on X, coincided with a dispute between the Tesla tycoon and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), a US-based Jewish organization. Musk has accused the ADL of making baseless allegations of anti-Semitism that have driven away advertisers and negatively impacted his company’s revenue. He has even threatened to sue for billions of dollars.