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X launches two new subscriptions to boost your replies

X launches two new subscriptions to boost your replies

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Premium Plus is double the price of X Premium and comes with a more
significant algorithmic boost, while $3 Basic subscribers get the
smallest bump added to their replies.

By Emma Roth, a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer
tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a
writer and editor at MUO.

Oct 27, 2023, 7:07 PM UTC|

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X, the platform previously known as Twitter, has introduced a new $16
per month Premium Plus plan that lets subscribers pay more to get the
biggest boost for their replies. Not only does the plan offer the
"largest reply boost," but it also removes ads from your For You and
Following feeds, according to a page detailing the features of the
subscription.

Premium Plus builds on the perks that come with X's standard Premium
plan (formerly Twitter Blue), which includes a blue checkmark, the
ability to edit tweets, longer posts, longer video uploads, encrypted
direct messages, and more.

In addition to Premium Plus, X also introduced a new "Basic" option
for $3 per month. However, this plan doesn't let you pay your way to
verification -- it doesn't include a checkmark -- and subscribers will
only receive a "small boost" to their replies. It also doesn't
include reduced ads or access to X's media studio.

Both new plans are currently available to purchase only on the web.
The standard Premium subscription costs $8 per month if purchased
directly. Earlier this month, a report from Bloomberg emerged that X
had been testing new paid membership tiers.

Since taking over last year, owner Elon Musk has begun searching for
ways to monetize the platform and even started making users in New
Zealand and the Phillippines pay $1 per year to access X. Musk has
also added a series of new features to X, including livestreaming,
video and audio calls, and even plans to incorporate banking.

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