X is making live streaming a premium feature<p>X will soon be moving the ability to live stream behind its premium paywall, the company announced. The change will make X the only major social platform to charge for the feature, which is currently free on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, Twitch and TikTok.</p>
<p>“Starting soon, only Premium subscribers will be able to livestream (create live video streams) on X,” the company <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://twitter.com/Live/status/1804201870971269342" data-original-link="
https://twitter.com/Live/status/1804201870971269342">said[/url]. “This includes going live from an encoder with X integration,” an apparent reference to X’s <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/streamlabs-is-bringing-livestreaming-tools-to-x-175752692.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/streamlabs-is-bringing-livestreaming-tools-to-x-175752692.html">game streaming[/url] capabilities.</p>
<span id="end-legacy-contents"></span><p>X didn’t offer an explanation for the change. The company has used additional features, like post editing, <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/you-can-write-long-form-articles-on-x-if-you-pay-for-premium-005707599.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/you-can-write-long-form-articles-on-x-if-you-pay-for-premium-005707599.html">longform writing[/url], and ad-free feeds to lure users to its paid subscriptions, but hasn’t typically moved existing, widely available, features behind its paywall. X Premium subscriptions start at $3/month for the "basic" tier, and rise to $8/month for Premium and $16/month for Premium+. </p>
<p>There are, however, other signs that the Elon Musk-owned platform wants to charge for other simple features. The company <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://www.engadget.com/x-is-starting-to-charge-new-users-1-per-year-to-send-tweets-000925191.html" data-original-link="
https://www.engadget.com/x-is-starting-to-charge-new-users-1-per-year-to-send-tweets-000925191.html">introduced[/url] a $1 annual charge for new accounts to have posting privileges in New Zealand and the Philippines. Though the company still describes the scheme as a test, Musk has <a data-i13n="elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1" class="no-affiliate-link" href="
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1779930065469383166" data-original-link="
https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1779930065469383166">suggested[/url] he wants to expand the fees to all new users.</p>This article originally appeared on Engadget at
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