Elon Musk has announced that Twitter will allow media outlets to sell newspaper articles individually

Elon Musk announced a plan for his platform this Saturday Chirping allow the media charge users for individual access to each news article.

“This allows users who would not buy a monthly subscription to pay a higher price when they want to read an occasional article“, said the tycoon from his Twitter account. And he added:” It should be a big win for both media organizations and the public.

He said the plan would start next month, but didn’t provide any information on pricing or how much cut Twitter would get.

The announcement, according to the agency AFP extensionit came as Musk fought, amid frequent controversy, to make Twitter profitable.

Even the media has struggled for years to come up with subscription plans that would allow them to cover operating costs, especially as readers have become accustomed to receiving free news on the Internet.

Musk’s plan raises questions about how he hopes his form of micropayment will work when others have failed.

British journalist James Ball listed several problems with micropayments, an idea that “surely occurred to major publishers around the planet,” he wrote in Columbia Journalism Review.

Many readers give up as soon as they encounter a paywall, he said. And publishers “largely” prefer to have full-time subscribers, who bring in far more ad revenue than the 20 cents or so a single article sale might bring.

However, some on Twitter reacted positively.

“Great idea,” user Greg Autry tweeted. “As a frequent author in publications such as Forbes, Foreign policy AND ad astra, I’m often frustrated when my work gets behind a paywall that my followers aren’t willing to subscribe to. This is the correct solution.”

And Carlos Gil, author of a book on marketing, tweeted: “Finally, a pay-per-view for the news this won’t make you feel like you’re buying an overpriced stadium beer. Get your items a la carte and keep your wallet happy.”

They threaten to bring Elon Musk to justice for the blue tilde

The controversy that led to the verification of Twitter accounts has skyrocketed in recent days, and could now have a destination in US justice, according to sources warned by the wired magazine.

Following the April 20 announcement that Twitter would remove blue badges from accounts that don’t pay Twitter Blue, Elon Musk surprised everyone by keeping those of several famous people. This was the case for writer Stephen King, NBA star LeBron James, and Star Trek actor William Shatner, among others.

But these blue checkmarks were included with a suggestive and controversial label: “This account is verified because they are signed up for Twitter Blue and have verified their phone number.” Out of the box, Stephen King opposed the move. “My Twitter account says I’ve signed up for Twitter Blue. It wasn’t me. My Twitter account says I gave him a phone number. I do not”.