From today onwards X will not be free for everyone (Twitter)-Subscription will have to be taken, started in two countries

Twitter Paid: From today, social media platform In New Zealand and the Philippines, the platform has announced a $1 annual subscription for new unverified users to post or interact with a post. The new subscription plan has been named 'Not a Bot', which is currently in the testing phase. The company said, 'It has not been started to earn profits. This is an effort to reduce bot activity and spam on our platform. Till now the membership option has proved to be the main solution.

The company said that the subscription price is $ 1 annually. However, fees may vary from country to country and currency. The subscription price in New Zealand is $1.43 NZD (about Rs. 49) and in the Philippines it is ₱42.51 PHP (about Rs. 62).

Started in two countries

Those using the service of Social Media X will now have to pay 1 dollar i.e. 83 rupees every year. X has told that this is part of a bot subscription program. By paying for this, users will be able to prove that they are not a bot. Apart from this, users will also have to verify their number. At present this service has been started in two countries (New Zealand and Philippines). "This is an important step towards reducing and preventing spam and bot activities," Platform

To whom will the money be given?

It was being speculated for a long time that Elon Musk was going to take money from Twitter users, but this has not happened. Those who do not have a subscription will be able to read only on Twitter. Those who have a subscription will also be able to write on it and give their feedback. Elon Musk tweeted regarding this matter, "This is the only way to fight bots without blocking real users."

Many changes in Twitter

After taking charge of Twitter, Allen has made many changes. It was Elon Musk's decision to change the length of tweets from subscription to blue tick. Musk has now tried to make another change, now it remains to be seen how effective it proves to be.

Elon Musk gave these indications while talking to Israeli PM

Recently, company owner Elon Musk had said that X can charge monthly fees from all its users. Musk said this in a live program with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Musk had said that this would get rid of bots.

The company currently has about 55 crore users, who post 1 to 2 crore posts daily. However, Musk did not give information about how many authentic users and how many bots there are in X.

Musk's 5 big decisions after buying X (then Twitter)...

Last year, on October 27, 2022, Elon Musk had bought X for 44 billion dollars i.e. about Rs 3.64 lakh crore. After this, Musk remained in the news regarding many big decisions...

1. More than half the employees laid off

After purchasing Ax, the first thing Musk did was to fire four top officials of the company. These included CEO Parag Aggarwal, Finance Chief Ned Segal, legal executives Vijaya Gadde and Sean Edgett. When Musk took command of X, there were about 7500 employees, but now only about 2500 are left.

2. Unblocked multiple blocked accounts

In November 2022, Musk unblocked many blocked accounts including that of former US President Donald Trump. He had conducted a poll on X regarding Trump's return. He had asked, should President Trump's account be restored. Yes or no. More than 1.5 crore users took part in voting and 52% people answered yes.

3. Launched Blue Subscription Service

Elon Musk has launched Blue Subscription worldwide. Blue subscription cost for web users in India is Rs 650. The subscription charge for mobile is Rs 900 per month. Many features are available in it including blue tick, long video post.

4. Character limit increased, limit for reading posts

Musk has increased the character limit of posts from 280 to 25,000. Limit for reading posts has also been applied. Verified users can read ten thousand posts in a day. Unverified users can read one thousand posts, while new unverified users can read only 500 posts daily.

5.Platform name and logo changed to X

On July 24, 2023, Elon Musk changed the name and logo of 'Twitter' to X. After this, late night on July 26, a small change was made in the logo design. The X logo was made bolder and sharper. Musk had said, the logo will develop with time.