Another change may occur on the social media platform X (previously known as Twitter), which may not sit well with current users.
According to TechCrunch, during a recent interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sept. 18, the owner of X, Elon Musk, said that sometime in the future there is a possibility that users on the platform will have to pay to continue to use the website.
The discussion between Netanyahu and Musk was primarily focused on artificial intelligence (AI) technology and its regulation. Yet, Musk said the company was “moving to a small monthly payment” for it to access the website. The decision was to combat the platform’s issues with bots.
“It’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots,” Musk said, “because a bot costs a fraction of a penny—call it a tenth of a penny—but even if it has to pay…a few
