Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla, warned on Wednesday that commercial and government users of Twitter may have to pay a small charge to continue on the platform.
The soon-to-be Twitter CEO revealed what followers might expect next in a tweet.
“Twitter will always be free for casual users,” he wrote, “but there may be a small fee for commercial/government users.”
“In the end, the Freemasons’ downfall was giving away their stone-cutting services for free,” Musk continued.
Musk previously stated that he wants to “improve Twitter’s product with new features to make it better than ever.”
“Some revenue is preferable to none,” Musk added.
Musk claimed earlier this week at the Met Gala in New York that he would make Twitter’s promotion and demotion of posts more public.
Musk has always advocated for free speech on the platform, which has many people worried that the site would be left unregulated.
The billionaire previously stated that if Twitter is to maintain public trust, it must stay politically neutral.
“Free speech is the foundation of a functional democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where important issues affecting humanity’s future are argued,” Musk stated.
“I also want to make Twitter better than it has ever been by adding new features, opening up the algorithms to increase trust, combating spambots, and authenticating users.”
human beings, in general, He had previously stated, “Twitter has immense potential, and I look forward to working with the company and the community of users to realize it.”
