Elon Musk announces that X (FKA Twitter) is to go behind paywall for all users

exposé reported allegations earlier this month that the British comedian, 48, raped and abused four women between 2006 and 2013.Tesla founder Musk, 52, had a conversation on X Spaces with conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, 39, on Thursday in which they discussed Brand.Musk gave his two cents, saying that there needs to be a “conviction.”“It can’t be guilty until proven innocent. Because obviously we’re just sort of in the witch burning phase here; just being declared a witch is enough to make you a witch and be burnt,” the father of 11 explained.The billionaire added that “anyone could be accused at any time of false charges, and we can’t be destroying their lives on the potential of false accusations.”Musk further noted that the “Get Him to the Greek” actor “rattled the cage” of the “powers that be.”He continued to state that the public should ask why the accusations against Brand are coming to light a decade after the incidents allegedly occurred.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk earlier this month said X/Twitter is “moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the X system” — a step that is necessary, he said, to thwart the plague of bots flooding the platform. Is the company in fact going to implement such a fee? Linda Yaccarino, the CEO of the Musk-owned social network, dodged the question when it was posed to her on stage at Vox Media’s Code 2023 conference Wednesday by interviewer Julia Boorstin, CNBC senior media and tech correspondent.

“We will be watching what you do,” Elon Musk has been warned by the European Commissoner after X (formerly Twitter) was found to have the highest ratio of disinformation posts of all large social media platforms.

Taylor Swift fans have hit back at Elon Musk‘s suggestion that the pop star should share her music directly onto X/Twitter.Earlier this week, Musk – who bought the social media platform for $44billion last year – replied to a post from Swift in which she revealed the ‘From The Vault’ track titles for ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’.“I recommend posting some music or concert videos directly on the X platform,” he wrote. Musk did not follow up his post with any explanation of why he thinks Swift should act on his recommendation.However, he did later reply to a post that included a screenshot of a Rolling Stone article about his proposal to Swift.

The Swifties are dragging Elon Musk.

Elon Musk has been contacted by a British MP to ascertain whether he, as the owner of X, has “personally intervened” in any decisions about Russell Brand’s status on the platform.Last week Brand was accused of rape and sexual assaults alleged to have taken place between 2006 and 2013. The comedian, TV host and wellness guru has denied all allegations.Now, Culture, Media and Sport Committee chairwoman Dame Caroline Dinenage has written to several video hosting sites and social media outlets to ask whether Brand can make “profit from his content” on its platforms [via Evening Standard].On Tuesday (September 19) YouTube announced that it had “suspended monetisation” on Brand’s channel due to “violating” its “creator responsibility policy”.

William Earl Another day, more X drama, as Donald Trump Jr.’s account was hacked Wednesday morning and posted a series of wild messages, including one claiming his father, former president Donald Trump, died. The series of posts included “I’m sad to announce, my father Donald Trump has passed away.

X, formerly known as Twitter, users might have to start paying to use the social media site.

Are you ready to fork down a few dollars a month to post on social media?

Elon Musk said that X, formerly known as Twitter, is moving to a “small monthly payment system” because “it’s the only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots.”

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Elon Musk may flip the switch to make X — the social network formerly known as Twitter — an entirely subscription-based platform. Musk brought up the idea of charging all users of X/Twitter during a wide-ranging conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. “[We’re] moving to a small monthly payment for use of the X system,” Musk told Netanyahu, claiming that it is the only way to eliminate the problem of bots, as reported by Bloomberg’s Dave Lee.

Elon Musk has some choice words for his relationship with Amber Heard.

Elon Musk gives no f**ks!!

If you’ve heard Elon Musk tell the story about being bullied all the time as a kid and jumped by a whole group of thugs? You may want to take that with a grain of silicon…

Tech CEOs and other industry leaders converged on the stately top floor of a Senate office building on Wednesday for a closed-door forum with lawmakers focused on potential regulation of AI.

Elon Musk has revealed that Amber Heard cosplayed as Overwatch hero Mercy to role-play for him.Musk and Heard dated in 2016 and 2017, however, Walter Isaacson’s biography of the SpaceX CEO corroborates the claim that he had pursued her since 2012.Musk liked the fact that Heard looked like Overwatch‘s Mercy, a blonde female support character who sports angelic wings attached to her battle suit and a halo-esque hairpiece. While she was filming Aquaman in Australia in 2017, Musk flew out to see Heard and she greeted him by kissing him on the cheek.“[Musk] told her that she reminded him of Mercy, his favourite character in […] Overwatch, so she spent two months designing and commissioning a head-to-toe costume so she could role-play for him,” Isaacson wrote.Heard wasn’t out of her depth when it came to the concept of cosplaying as a fictional character for a romantic partner.

Grimes is doing damage control after a recent post left social media users concerned over her parenting arrangement with Elon Musk.

Amber Heard and Elon Musk both allegedly spoke about their relationship in the new biography, “Elon Musk,” by Walter Isaacson.

Elon Musk and Grimes have welcomed their third baby together. The news comes just days after it was revealed that the singer and the Tesla CEO were having co-parenting issues following the singer’s now-deleted tweet, where she seemingly referred to their new son named Techno Mechanicus.GRIMES SHARES CO-PARENTING STRUGGLES WITH ELON MUSK: ‘LET ME SEE MY SON’ELON MUSK AND GRIMES ON VACATION WITH THEIR KIDS: ARE THEY BACK TOGETHER?Online users had mixed reactions about the name of their third baby, as his nickname is “Tau.” And while the pair have yet to comment on their new baby and their co-parenting arrangements, journalist Walter Isaacson revealed that the pair expanded their family, in the upcoming biography of Musk, which is set to be released on September 12.When it comes to the name, It seems like Grimes was partially inspired by one of her Instagram posts from March 2021.

Grimes is speaking out upon the revelation that she welcomed a third child with Elon Musk, named Techno Mechanicus.