{"id":253675,"date":"2023-10-10T07:01:47","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T11:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=309714"},"modified":"2025-07-01T18:00:32","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T01:00:32","slug":"elon-musk-has-gotten-a-twitter-only-for-paying-customers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/elon-musk-has-gotten-a-twitter-only-for-paying-customers\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk has done it: a Twitter exclusively for paying customers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not a day goes by when we don&#8217;t wonder if Twitter would be better off without Elon Musk as its owner and president. Despite no longer being the CEO of the company, he still makes the decisions, and that has become synonymous with disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/107793415\/twitter-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitter<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest twist on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter and led by Elon Musk, is that <strong>users can now block unverified accounts from responding to their posts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This change <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/twitter-blue-new-markets-service-wide-subscription-20-countries?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">comes about 11 months after Musk introduced paid verification for Twitter Blue<\/a>, assigning blue verification labels to individuals willing to pay $7.99 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It also means it could be harder for those who don&#8217;t pay for the service (with the exception of accounts required to be verified) to refute misinformation, which researchers say has continued to rise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter has added \u201cdipshit mode\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rG9dTRBvLq\">https:\/\/t.co\/rG9dTRBvLq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Alex Goldman \u201cthe golden official\u201d (@AGoldmund) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AGoldmund\/status\/1711508553452728753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The excuse: &#8220;I don&#8217;t want to talk to bots&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is an argument that limiting responses to verified accounts through payment, phone numbers, or even government identification could reduce harassment, trolling, and misinformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, that argument quickly falls apart, either due to the continued presence of verified bots or with a quick look at the current state of the platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As X already prioritizes responses from verified accounts, it is easy to assess the quality of threads populated by posters with paid verification badges. One response to X&#8217;s post announcing the feature, from &#8220;Dave the reply guy,&#8221; cheerfully called it &#8220;pay to win mode.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Elon Musk bought Twitter\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DLuPRaybBHA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Undoubtedly, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/twitter-starts-to-pay-so-you-dont-go-to-another-social-network-but-it-has-a-trick?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk&#8217;s goal is to make all Twitter users pay<\/a>, thereby making the social network profitable. However, in order to achieve this, he is dismantling everything that made Twitter gain hundreds of millions of daily users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll see; time is proving him wrong with every decision.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Twitter\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/dc4321da-9b2e-11e6-b8c8-00163ed833e7\/107793415\/twitter-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Twitter<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The era of the paywall has arrived on Twitter. 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