X (formerly Twitter) may be telling people like me to exit the platform

[Gyfts]

The tabloids really enjoy writing these terrible articles based on an ambiguous comment Musk made in an hour long interview with Benjamin Netanyahu...

He did not specify what this fee would be nor did he specify that every X user would be required to pay for it. Seemed like an off the cuff comment, and news organizations are running with it.

More likely to me he might introduce a lower subscription tier than the one he already offers and may limit what the "free" version of X offers. I doubt he's considering a subscription only model for all users of the site.

[2double0]

Looks like Elon Musk is putting X on the verge of extinction 🤭 by doing this, because a lot of enthusiastic Twitter users have either left the platform or will then leave once he starts charging everyone to use it. However, I'd first see the whole scenario that takes place once he adds up a charge to it but till I don't know what will be the charge (and is it going to be per IP address, household, etc. and if he is going to let one person have one account only?) I don't think that discussing this has got any point. Let us wait for him to reveal his plans before coming to a conclusion.

[blockman]

Its users are already its products and he wants to charge them? All I can say is that Elon's management of Twitter(X) after acquiring it is sort of showing that he's f**kin' it up. If it's just about the bots and fake accounts, there's a certain algorithm that he can just ask to do from his developers. I wonder why he's trolling at the next level because he's aware that if he's going to do it then that's the final moments of his platform. The investment that he's put into it will never be worth it but then, from the very start before acquiring it. He has expressed how he's free to change everything about it and he did. I guess that he just can afford to lose this platform as it might lose a lot of its users upon activating what he said about charging everyone. No one would like to use it for a fee when they can just go and use other social media platforms.

[TimeTeller]

Looks like Elon Musk is putting X on the verge of extinction 🤭 by doing this, because a lot of enthusiastic Twitter users have either left the platform or will then leave once he starts charging everyone to use it. However, I'd first see the whole scenario that takes place once he adds up a charge to it but till I don't know what will be the charge (and is it going to be per IP address, household, etc. and if he is going to let one person have one account only?) I don't think that discussing this has got any point. Let us wait for him to reveal his plans before coming to a conclusion.

Definitely, he will lose a lot of subscribers here because not many can afford to pay monthly, even if it is cheap.
People are used to having social media apps for free. Just think of FB charging its users monthly fee, and for sure, the number will drop drastically.
Well, that's his move towards the elimination of bots or fake accounts. But he needs to consider those legit users who can't afford such fees.
We will know what will happen to twitter just after a month of implementation. That's his company so he has all the prerogative to do what he thinks is right for his business.

[STT]

He wont charge everyone to use, who else has done that.  Its not a model that really exists on the internet especially and also I believe its a condition of a search engine to appear in results you cannot be a completely closed site.  The closest I see is some of the newspapers but even they release content in some part to other sites readable by all and often you have a reading limit or similar.   He would lose more then he gains by excluding the completely casual user, they are majority of users for most sites is my take.     From that source which you do keep open, thats how you gain the premium route for users to address the widest possible readership with their superior access on your site.

[Wexnident]

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So he basically said, "We can't handle the bots cause I kicked out my entire software engineer team, so here, you guys need to pay instead"? While I do know that he probably wouldn't charge everyone, it's still a hit to most people considering that they're inviting restrictions to a platform that's supposedly for letting people have the latest news and whatnot towards their followers group. I mean he already added that premium-based bs that they have right now, I reckon that he should've just designed it a lot better than adding more instead. Kind of disappointing since I imagine this kind of update would destroy a lot of free-lancers visibility, since I think that's one of the major things Elon would hit when considering subscriptions.

[poodle63]

basically in my opinion paying for social media platform is simply too much, the platform itself didn't even generate the content themselves, people are the ones that make all the content yet they have the guts to charge people for contributing i think its just silly flaw of logic that this change brought upon.
I just don't tolerate to pay for social media that quite literally is useless, not to mention that there are many different platforms out there that willing to become replacement of twitter.
charging for blue or gold tick badge is fine, but if charging just for reading other people tweets thats simply gone too far and I will quite literally leave the second they charge people for it.

[bluebit25]

Whether you use it or not, X will still work according to the plan they set out, eliminating some users who do not trust it. I think that is also the strategy that Elon Musk wants for this social network. In fact, what I've observed in the past few months is that X is very popular, perhaps partly due to the creator compensation program. Although there are quality issues with the content, I personally still like to use it a lot to follow updates from the market as well as some news that is not heavily censored on the platform.

[zaim7413]

Yes, Elon Musk indirectly asked X users to leave the platform formerly known as Twitter. EM's plan which wants to charge a monthly fee is very unreasonable, he should thank all X users who have contributed to growing the platform instead of asking for a monthly fee which charges X users. EM has been too authoritarian since successfully acquiring X, previously he had changed the name and logo of Twitter which is now known as X, then he goes even further by charging user X a monthly fee.

I don't care about EM policies, if I can't access X before making a payment, I'll say goodbye to X.

[traderethereum]

I'm not willing to pay for X and if that means I don't get to use the platform.
Besides, I don't use social media very often and I'm not a fan of social media, so if Elon decides later, that's fine.
There are still many other social media services that can be a place for people to communicate, share and other things and I don't think it's a problem if they have to leave X unless they can earn income from X and are willing to pay the subscription fee so they can continue using X's services.
I think in the future, there will be other people who will create services like X that might be even better and we know that Mark has already created Threads that are similar to
This will likely be an ongoing war between Elon and Mark.

[Silberman]

I'm not willing to pay for X and if that means I don't get to use the platform.
Besides, I don't use social media very often and I'm not a fan of social media, so if Elon decides later, that's fine.
There are still many other social media services that can be a place for people to communicate, share and other things and I don't think it's a problem if they have to leave X unless they can earn income from X and are willing to pay the subscription fee so they can continue using X's services.
I think in the future, there will be other people who will create services like X that might be even better and we know that Mark has already created Threads that are similar to
This will likely be an ongoing war between Elon and Mark.

I am not a fan of social media either but this has to be a huge mistake, the biggest source of income social media websites have comes from advertising, and advertisers are only willing to pay a lot of money for their ads to be shown in a platform if it has a lot of users they can sell their products to, if Elon starts to charge money in order to use X I am sure many people will abandon X for good, and in that case the revenue that is generated by ads will drop significantly as well.

[xSkylarx]

No matter if this is a cent I won't be paying for it. Oh I forgot rarely use Twitter only when I get some information about some crypto. This will cost a lot for sure only those die-hard fans of X will be paying on it to access their accounts and mostly those influencers. I am into other social media  and that is where I build my profile. It is just sad that people who build their profiles, added their important photos will be forced to pay because they can't access their accounts anymore.

This would be the downfall of X for sure unless they are features that we get money for when we pay them money. But let's see if this is implemented or not.

[Majestic-milf]

Are you willing to pay for X?

No. Don't use it and never will. It's pathetic to see a rich guy want the little money I have.

--Knight Hider

Well, I think it's the little money you have that these guys are more interested in that's why when they make a product, they just don't do it for the rich alone to access, but the poor as well.
Elon has run out of ideas to run the company and as such is doing everything to keep it afloat but the funny thing is that when you start unnecessarily "extorting" money from peeps, they begin to see why some things are marked "needs" and some "wants" and then start classifying them.
 Although the plan to charge users is for X premium and still just in it's infancy and hasn't been firmed up yet, I just feel he'd lose more users. According to data, X( Twitter) traffic has steadily declined since January and as of June, it fell 5.8%.

[CODE200]

What about you? Are you willing to pay for X?

X (formerly twitter) has been my favorite platform ever since because it helped to be updated in current events and trends. In simpler words, it allows me to become globally conscious by staying updated in real-time events worldwide. It also allows me to practice my freedom of expression through participating in different topics and discussions. Moreover, of all the different social media platforms, I find X (twitter) as the most reliable source of information because fake news and false information are rampant on the other platforms.

As much as I want to continually use the platform, I am not willing to pay for this because it ruins the true essence of the platform. If ever it requires users fee on the future, then it will not become available and accessible for all. Thus, it destroys connectivity and breaks social awareness. Some are already paying to obtain the blue verified badge on X (twitter) and I think this should be enough. But still, I cannot do anything about it and that is their decision to make.

[Latviand]

Whether you use it or not, X will still work according to the plan they set out, eliminating some users who do not trust it. I think that is also the strategy that Elon Musk wants for this social network. In fact, what I've observed in the past few months is that X is very popular, perhaps partly due to the creator compensation program. Although there are quality issues with the content, I personally still like to use it a lot to follow updates from the market as well as some news that is not heavily censored on the platform.

Yeah you could be right but if 80% of there user base aren't paying and would choose a different platform that would probably offer the same thing but for free, I don't think that we will see X become a profitable platform for Musk. I don't have any ties or attachment to X or any creators that's famous in that platform so I am utterly pessimistic that putting a price on X would a good thing, they kind of like shooting themselves on the foot here although I'm not an expert in human behavior so I might be wrong and the need for clout exceeds the downside of using X.

[Jawhead999]

It's obvious people will quit if Elon Musk is really want to launch this shitty idea.

Most of people who're active in social medias are middle low or low class and they can't afford to spend more money just to access a site, similar like how many people looking a crack version of Windows and Microsoft software. On the other side middle upper and upper class will not get a lot likes due to traffic keep decreasing, what's the point to play in a quiet social medias?

[bakasabo]

Yes, Elon Musk indirectly asked X users to leave the platform formerly known as Twitter. EM's plan which wants to charge a monthly fee is very unreasonable, he should thank all X users who have contributed to growing the platform instead of asking for a monthly fee which charges X users. EM has been too authoritarian since successfully acquiring X, previously he had changed the name and logo of Twitter which is now known as X, then he goes even further by charging user X a monthly fee.

I don't care about EM policies, if I can't access X before making a payment, I'll say goodbye to X.

I think you will always be able to access X, but if Elon Mask really charges users for using his platform, you will be able to tweet only after payment. Reading is free, post for fee. Indeed a lot of people would leave platform, but corporations definitely gonna stay. However, still a lot of people would use X. Just think how many people pay for different subscription, but barely use platforms. A lot of people have Netflix subscription, while a lot of its content can be found for free in the internet. Pay for Spotify, while they can listen same music on YouTube. And there are more examples. We are living in subscription era. So one more subscription would not make a huge difference.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I can say for myself that I stopped using Twitter a long time ago. My privacy is important to me, and even as the first account owner, I did not provide my real data, especially since I would not do this when Elon Musk is so insistent on using such a feature.
Besides, I don't see the point in engaging in conversation on Twitter because Twitter is becoming a platform infested with scammers who regularly spread fake news, and I'm not going to pay for it.

[dothebeats]

Thank you for sharing this, I've been ignoring a lot of posts regarding X (formerly Twitter) as they are all the same statements that question the changes of the platform and just how bad Elon Musk is doing, and I have certainly grown tired of everyone's debate regarding this as I know for myself I will still be using the platform then. However, with this news, although I spend almost every day checking tweets (is this what we still call it?) and posting my own tweets I'll have to say goodbye to the platform now if this is to actually happen. X has not given me any income or opportunities to earn so I do not see a reason as to why I need to pay to use it when there are alternative platforms that I can use for free that have the same (and honestly better) features. My time using Twitter (despite the bugs and bots) was fun but not to the extent that I will spend my hard-earned money, no matter how little, just to use it.

[Lucius]

I can say for myself that I stopped using Twitter a long time ago.
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I deleted my account as soon as the new owner started applying some kind of absolute freedom of expression, that is, returning banned profiles to people who called for violence, denied the Holocaust or in any other way went against common sense or historical facts. I have nothing against people using any social network, but I've done the same as millions before or after me and I don't miss tweeting one bit.


As for paying for a service, I think it makes sense, because the world is just becoming that way - free stuff will just become a thing of the past, whether someone likes it or not.