Elon Musk, on Thursday, announced on his platform X (formerly Twitter) that all users with over 2,500 verified subscriber followers will get Premium features for free and accounts with more than 5,000 will get Premium+ for free.
While someone reading it for the first time can mistake it to mean that if your total follower count is upwards of 2,500 users you can expect a free X Premium subscription, but that is not the case.
Open-source intelligence analyst Oliver Alexander replied to the post saying that only four accounts on the platform have more than 5,000 such followers and eight (including the four) have over 2,500. “So 4 people (including Elon) can save $20 a month and 4 others can save $10,” he added.
Users also seem to be confused if Musk is referring to verified followers or subscribers — another paid feature of X that allows access to exclusive content from creators.
“Is this verified followers or subscribers (as in subscriptions),” one user asked in a reply to Musk’s tweet. Another said that they’d like to rely more on subs in the long run.
Premium and Premium+ subscriptions on X include
GrokAI access, a blue checkmark, extended post length, and other perks. Premium reduces ads, while Premium+ offers an ad-free experience. GrokAI, previously exclusive to Premium+, is now accessible to Premium subscribers too.
Currently, when subscribed from a desktop, a Premium subscription costs ₹650 a month, and the more expensive Premium+ subscription is priced at ₹1,300.
(Edited by : Amrita)
First Published: Mar 28, 2024 11:08 AM IST
