Elon Musk Suggests He Will Charge All X/Twitter Users a Fee to Be on the Platform - Beehaw

I’m not sure if this is technically Technology news, but I can remove this post if it’s in the wrong community Archive link: http://archive.today/3XM6s [http://archive.today/3XM6s] > Musk brought up the idea of charging all users of X/Twitter during a wide-ranging conversation focused on AI that featured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. “[We’re] moving to a small monthly payment for use of the X system,” Musk told Netanyahu, claiming that it is the only way to eliminate the problem of bots, as reported by Bloomberg’s Dave Lee. > > Musk didn’t mention timing of his plan to charge X/Twitter users, nor did he say how much it would cost. > Musk, who also is CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has said X/Twitter ad sales have plunged 50% since he bought the company. “We’re still negative cash flow, due to ~50% drop in advertising revenue plus heavy debt load,” Musk posted on July 15.