Highlight
- Users on X need a paid subscription to do live on X very soon
- This was announced on the X live account
- stating “Starting soon, only Premium subscribers will be able to live stream (create live video streams) on X.
The X (formerly Twitter) announced on their X Live account handle that it will soon charge for live stream on their platform which means only premium subscribers can do live stream through X. This is why you may need a subscription to do live on X in the future. This is weird because other platforms have made these features free till now.
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This announcement is not new on this platform as Elon Musk stated that he will charge even basic features on X in the coming future. This news was announced on the X Live account, stating “Starting soon, only Premium subscribers will be able to live stream (create live video streams) on X. This includes going live from an encoder with X integration. Upgrade to Premium to continue going live. “
However, the date has not been mentioned in the post, but when this feature is implemented only subscribers can live stream on the X platform. It also includes live streaming via an encoder platform with X integration. Users who want to do a live stream have subscribers to premium which costs $8 per month or $84 per year which gives premium users access to several other premium features.
The reaction to this upcoming change may be negative because others platform providing this live stream feature free for their users. However, let’s see when this change is implemented and how the users react to this change.
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Conclusion
This change could reduce the number of live streams on the X platform. Since users now need a premium subscription to go live, they may switch to other platforms that offer this feature for free. Hopefully, Meta won’t bring this change on their platforms, as they did with the paid blue tick verification system.
