X: Live streaming feature only for premium subscribers soon

Elon Musk will soon only allow premium subscribers to create live streams, Deadline reported.

According to a post on X from the verified @Live account: “Starting soon, only Premium subscribers will be able to livestream (create live video streams) on X. “This includes going live from an encoder with X integration. Upgrade to Premium to continue going live.”

The X post, however, doesn’t provide any detail about when the changes will take effect. The move by the tech billionaire Elon Musk is the latest attempt by his firm increase revenue.

Earlier this year, 52-year-old Musk had suggested charging a meagre fee to allow new users to post on X immediately after creating an account, to avoid spam and bots. Users who don’t pay would only be allowed to read posts from other accounts.

The X’s subscription service offers three tiers: Basic, Premium, and Premium+.

The Basic tier includes features like editing posts, longer posts, longer video uploads, reply prioritisation, text formatting, bookmark folders, custom app icons, and more. The Premium tier includes all the features from the Basic tier, and in addition, users get the blue checkmark, fewer ads, creator subscriptions, participation in ads revenue sharing, and much more. Premium+ users get all the previous features from the two other tiers plus no ads in the “For You” or “Following” tabs, and a larger reply boost, plus the ability to write articles.