<p>All X users will soon have to pay a “small monthly fee” to Elon Musk, and the social networking site won’t be free anymore.<img decoding=”async” class=”alignnone wp-image-190892″ src=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/theindiaprint.com-according-to-musk-x-will-shortly-start-charging-customers-a-small-monthly-payment-.jpg” alt=”theindiaprint.com according to musk x will shortly start charging customers a small monthly payment” width=”1188″ height=”890″ srcset=”https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/theindiaprint.com-according-to-musk-x-will-shortly-start-charging-customers-a-small-monthly-payment-.jpg 259w, https://www.theindiaprint.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/theindiaprint.com-according-to-musk-x-will-shortly-start-charging-customers-a-small-monthly-payment–150×112.jpg 150w” sizes=”(max-width: 1188px) 100vw, 1188px” title=”According to Musk, X will shortly start charging customers "a small monthly payment" 9″></p>
<p>In an attempt to address the issue of bots on the platform, the owner of X broached the possibility that the social network may no longer be a free site during a live-streamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<br />
Musk claimed late Monday that it was “the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots.”</p>
<p>The billionaire said, “Even if it has to pay a few dollars or anything, the effective cost of bots is really high since a bot costs a fraction of a cent, call it a tenth of a penny.</p>
<p>The notion of charging all users of X is not a novel one; Musk initially discussed it last year.</p>
<p>The firm presently charges its X Premium members $8 per month for the privilege of editing articles, seeing fewer adverts, writing lengthier messages, and receiving higher ranks in searches and chats.</p>
<p>Musk said during the conversation that X currently has 550 million monthly users, producing 100–200 million posts daily.</p>
<p>The number of current paying customers was not made public by Musk.</p>
<p>229 million DAUs (monetizable daily active users) were announced by Twitter during its most recent quarterly financial report in Q1 2022.</p>
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