Here’s Elon’s plans for premium X subscriptions: Two new models،
The last few hours are full of Cybertruck news, but Elon Musk isn’t giving X a day off.
The social media platform, formerly known as Twitter, may soon introduce two new premium subscription plans (via Reuters).
“One is cheaper, with all the features, but without reduced ads, and the other is more expensive, but without ads,” Musk says in an article on X.
Two new levels of X Premium subscriptions will be launched soon.
One is less expensive with full features, but without reduced ads, and the other is more expensive, but without ads.
– Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 20, 2023
No further details are provided on upcoming subscription plans. People comment: “No ads? Wait a minute. So if you pay for the top tier, you won’t see any ads, but people will still see ads on your posts, right? If everyone decides they no longer want advertising and signs up for the most expensive tier, what will happen to ad sharing revenue? » Just a few days ago, X began testing a “Not a Robot” plan, currently contained in two countries – the Philippines and New Zealand. The subscription plan costs a modest $1 per year, but keep in mind that prices may vary depending on country and currency.
Musk himself assured that the platform would remain free to read. The $1/year fee would apply for writing tweets. According to the billionaire, the fight against robots (without repressing real users) will thus be easier and manipulating the platform will be “a thousand times more difficult”.
As for users who are not willing to pay, they will only be able to perform “read-only” actions, such as: reading articles, watching videos and following accounts, the company said on its website.
Meanwhile, new reports claim that X lost 600 million visitors in September. The data comes from SimilarWeb, a company that tracks visits to most websites. According to the data, X went from 6.4 billion visitors in August to 5.8 billion in September. While this may not have as much of an impact as it might seem, it still represents a decrease of almost 10%.
