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Musk says Twitter may charge slight fee for commercial, government users

"Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users," Musk said in a tweet

If he should become Twitter’s owner, Musk said he would scrap the current program of content monitoring and censoring

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After adding the company to his cart recently, Musk said he wanted to enhance the platform with new features, make the algorithms open source to increase trust, defeat spam bots, and authenticate all humans

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2 min read Last Updated : May 04 2022 | 10:02 PM IST

Elon Musk said on Tuesday Twitter Inc will always be free for casual users but may charge a slight fee for commercial and government users, as the billionaire entrepreneur tries to boost the social media platform's reach from "niche" to most Americans.

"Twitter will always be free for casual users, but maybe a slight cost for commercial/government users," Musk said in a tweet.

Twitter declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

Tesla chief Musk has been suggesting a raft of changes to Twitter since last month. After adding the company to his cart recently, Musk said he wanted to enhance

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Topics : Elon Musk Twitter Freedom of speech Social Media Social media apps

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