{"id":235124,"date":"2024-06-21T19:41:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T19:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/21\/x-is-making-live-streaming-a-premium-feature\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:16:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:29","slug":"x-is-making-live-streaming-a-premium-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/21\/x-is-making-live-streaming-a-premium-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"X is making live streaming a premium feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<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>\n<p>\u201cStarting soon, only Premium subscribers will be able to livestream (create live video streams) on X,\u201d the company <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Live\/status\/1804201870971269342\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:said;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">said<\/a>. \u201cThis includes going live from an encoder with X integration,\u201d an apparent reference to X\u2019s <a data-i13n=\"elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1\" class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/streamlabs-is-bringing-livestreaming-tools-to-x-175752692.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:game streaming;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">game streaming<\/a> capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>X didn\u2019t 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=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/you-can-write-long-form-articles-on-x-if-you-pay-for-premium-005707599.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:longform writing;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">longform writing<\/a>, and ad-free feeds to lure users to its paid subscriptions, but hasn\u2019t typically moved existing, widely available, features behind its paywall. X Premium subscriptions start at $3\/month for the &#8220;basic&#8221; tier, and rise to $8\/month for Premium and $16\/month for Premium+.<\/p>\n<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=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/x-is-starting-to-charge-new-users-1-per-year-to-send-tweets-000925191.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:introduced;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">introduced<\/a> 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=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1779930065469383166\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:suggested;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:5;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">suggested<\/a> he wants to expand the fees to all new users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/x-is-making-live-streaming-a-premium-feature-185151147.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] X will soon be moving the ability to live stream behind its premium paywall, the company announced. 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