Elon Musk has hinted that Twitter might charge a “slight” cost for commercial and government users, as part of his efforts to boost income for the company.
According to the billionaire, while the platform will always be free for casual users, there may be a slight cost for commercial and government users. “Some revenue is better than none,” says Musk.
Musk’s business ambitions for Twitter include the possibility of making revenue from popular tweets, according to a Reuters report. He also intends to charge a fee to third-party websites that wish to quote or embed verified persons or organizations’ tweets.
Responding to a CNN article where advocacy groups called for businesses to ensure that Twitter follows content moderation regulations under him, Musk contested content moderation, referring to it as controlling access to information.
In tweets that have since been deleted, Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla Inc, proposed a number of improvements to Twitter Blue’s premium subscription service, including lowering the price, prohibiting advertising, and allowing users to pay in dogecoin.
After initially attempting to prevent Musk from taking the social media network private, Twitter confirmed the sale of the platform to him on April 25 in a $44 billion deal.