Elon Musk says Twitter, now X, is to charge all users subscription fees

Billionaire also says platform has 550 million monthly users generating up to 200m posts a day

The X owner said erecting a paywall around the business would ward off the bots, or automated accounts, that have become a bugbear for Elon Musk. Picture: JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images

Elon Musk has indicated that X, formerly known as Twitter, is preparing to charge all users for accessing the platform.

The X owner said erecting a paywall around the business would ward off the bots, or automated accounts, that have become a bugbear for Musk.