Twitter/X announces upcoming removal of more features from free version

X/Twitter has recently unveiled an innovative new way to let you use buttons such as Retweet for the low yearly price of ~US$1; now, it has figured out how to monetize even more heretofore free-to-use features.

This new foundational brick in the paywall is to be known as the X Basic subscription, and will unlock functions such as posting longer-form content (in written or video form); download videos; play video in the background; consuming content uninterrupted in Reader mode and receiving reply boosts (albeit at a low level).

The Basic tier also upgrades the user to encrypted DMs and 2-factor authentication (2FA) via SMS. Then again, it still allows ads in the For You or Following feeds and also fails to include a checkmark or verification among its new privileges. For those features, a Twitter/X user still needs a higher-tier subscription.

Then again, the OG Premium level only cuts the ads in half, whereas the new Premium+ top-end tier eliminates them completely. It also unlocks the highest level of reply boost, all for just US$16 per month.

X Premium remains at US$8/month, whereas the new entry-level Basic mode will cost US$3/month. The social media giant has yet to specify when this new feature-stripping model will come into effect.

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