Musk eyes X monthly fee, dismaying site users

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 20, 2023 6:00 am

PARIS: Elon Musk has suggested charging all users of his social media platform X, which would be the biggest shake-up since he took over the site then known as Twitter last October, but experts say he might struggle to get users on board.

During a talk with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Musk said introducing a 'small monthly payment' for X was the only way to combat the legions of automated accounts, known as bots, that plague the site.

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