New users of Elon Musk's X, formerly Twitter, will have to pay a dollar a year to use the platform. Elon Musk previously said that X could roll out a paywall to all its users. AdvertisementAdvertisementElon Musk's X, previously known as Twitter, has started charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines a $1 annual fee just to use the platform. Existing users would not be affected by the trial, the platform said. Last month, Musk told Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, during a livestream that X might roll out a paywall for all its users.

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Persons: Elon Musk's, Elon Musk, —, Fortune's Kylie Robinson, Musk, Benjamin Netanyahu Organizations: Twitter, Service, Bloomberg Locations: New Zealand, Philippines