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X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has formulated plans to begin charging new users for key features.

Those not yet on the platform will have to pay an annual $1 fee to tweet, reply, quote, repost, like, and bookmark.

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 per year to use many key features2

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, will begin charging new users $1 per year to use many key featuresCredit: Getty
Elon Musk, who owns the company, has reportedly been considering the change for months2

Elon Musk, who owns the company, has reportedly been considering the change for monthsCredit: Reuters

The company announced that the plan went into effect in New Zealand and Philippines on Tuesday.

Owner Elon Musk has been considering the move for months, Fortune reported.

“It’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots,” he said during a talk last month with Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel.

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