Elon Musk said on Wednesday that his social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter is considering getting rid of showing the number of likes and reposts on each post.
While speaking at Morgan Stanley Technology, Media, and Telecom Conference on Wednesday, Elon Musk revealed how X is almost done locking in a deal to secure a money transmitter license in New York. According to multiple news outlet this new tool will be used to send payments to other users. When it comes to the entrepreneur attempting to remove likes and reposts from the platform he says the reason is because it clutters the user experience on X, emphasizing a potential shift towards a more streamlined presentation of posts.
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Elon Musk, who acquired X (formerly known as Twitter) for a substantial $44 billion in October 2022, has already implemented changes by adding the number of views to each post since taking over the platform.
A lot of people have been upset with Elon Musk and the changes he has made the app. Most recently, he announced he might start charging everyone who uses the Twitter/X app to pay a fee.
Musk, previously had a long conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and spoke about another new feature that he’s looking to add to the app. Bloomberg’s Dave Lee shared the news to his X account and the message read: “Elon Musk revisiting an idea apparently floated privately in the past — charging *everyone* to use Twitter. A lower tier than premium. ‘We’ve moving to a small monthly payment for use of the X system,’ he just told Benjamin Netanyahu, saying it’s only way to stamp out bots.”
Musk also revealed that audio and video calls will soon be introduced. Musk made the big announcement last week and listed some of the feature’s traits: It will work on iOS, Android, Mac, and PC, he wrote, and no phone number will be needed.
“Video & audio calls coming to X:
– Works on iOS, Android, Mac & PC
– No phone number needed
– X is the effective global address book,” the tweet read. Now, Musk didn’t say anything about when the feature might launch. However, he just noted that it’s “coming.”