Elon Musk Considers Levying a Fee for Commercial, Government Users on Twitter
As the billionaire entrepreneur tries to expand Twitter Inc’s reach from “niche” to most Americans, Elon Musk said on Tuesday that casual users will always be free, but commercial and government users may be charged a small fee.
“Twitter will always be free for casual users,” Musk wrote in a tweet, “but there may be a slight penalty for commercial/government users.”
Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 3, 2022
Twitter declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.
Since last month, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has proposed a slew of modifications to Twitter. Musk said he intended to improve the platform with new features and make the algorithms open source to increase confidence, fight spam bots, and authenticate all humans after adding the company to his basket recently.
Even before striking an agreement with Twitter, Musk proposed a few improvements to the Twitter Blue premium subscription service, including a price cut.
Musk also claimed earlier this week at the annual Met Gala in New York that he would make Twitter clear about how tweets are promoted or demoted, and that he wanted the company’s algorithms to be open to criticism.
