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X’s Premium+ Subscription Now Costs 40% More Than Before
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Elon Musk-owned platform X is increasing the price of its ad-free Premium+ plan from $16/month to $22, a 40% markup. The yearly plan now costs $229, up from $168. The price hike will take effect on January 20, 2025, to support creators and offer additional benefits to subscribers.
This Handy Extension Helps Find Your X (Twitter) Followers on Bluesky
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Sky Follower Bridge is an extension that lets you find your X followers on Bluesky. It's an open-source extension available on both Chrome and Firefox. All you need to do is go to your X followers or following pages, launch and enter your Bluesky credentials in the extension, and it will highlight the users and the handles of those who have a Bluesky account.
Move over X, Bluesky Is the New Twitter
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X is making some unwanted changes related to the blocking function and their terms and services which is causing to shift to a new platform called Bluesky. With half a million new users in a day, Bluesky's interface mirrors Twitter's simplicity.
How to Use Advanced Search on X (Twitter)
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Twitter or X's Advanced Search lets users specify certain parameters to narrow down their search and get the most relevant X posts. From letting users words and phrases to X accounts and even the timeframe, Advanced Search comes in super handy. However, to access it, users will need to head over to X's official website since the Android and iPhone mobile apps don't support the functionality. Once users visit the website, they will need to make a random search > click on 3-dots icon beside the search bar > Advanced search > specify parameters > Search.
SocialAI Is a New AI Bot-Powered Twitter Clone That You Should Try Out!
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There's a new social media app in town called SocialAI, where you're the only human, while the rest are all AI bots. From actively dropping replies to your posts to interacting with you, these bots are out there to listen to you. We finally went hands on with the app, and here's what we think!
Elon Musk Asks Valorant Pro for Feedback to Improve X Streaming
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Elon Musk casually dropped by Valorant Pro Demon1's first X stream chat as he asks for feedback on the streaming services for further improvement. Demon1 is a part of XGaming, a brand that manages gamer and gaming creator affiliates such as big names like Hikaru Nakamura, Dream, and Esfand. Elon was also seen at VCT Champs which shows his love for Valorant and Demon1 might not be the last signing on the platform.
You Can Now Edit DMs on X (Twitter); Here’s How to Do It
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X (Twitter) has introduced an edit feature for DMs on its iOS app, allowing users to edit a message up to five times. Edited messages will display an "Edited" label. This feature is available to all users but X will still retain original message data for security.
How to Delete X/Twitter Account
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Deactivating a Twitter/X account and not logging in for 30 days will permanently delete the account. However, restricting it will protect your Tweets/Posts from people who don't follow you, and should be used if you don't want to delete your X/Twitter account.
How to Turn On Dark Mode on Twitter/X
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In this guide, we have highlighted four ways that you can use to turn on dark mode for the X app and website. The first one is enabling dark mode on your mobile app, either that or you can enable default device theme and switch between theme by turning on or off dark mode from your smartphone. The other method is via the X website and if that doesn't work then you can resort to the Chrome flags route.
X (Twitter) is Training Grok AI with Your Data; Here’s How to Disable It
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X (formerly Twitter) is secretly training its Grok AI on X posts by default and without seeking user consent. Thankfully, you can disable AI training from the web version of X. The dedicated setting is not available on the X app. You can follow our article and opt out of AI training on your X posts.
How to Delete One or All Tweets on X (Twitter)
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Whether you want to delete an embarrassing tweet or just purge your X account completely, you can do so using the methods discussed in this read. We have discussed how you can delete individual tweets on mobile app and website as well as mentioned a third party app to delete your complete post history from the platform.
What is X?
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X is one of the biggest social media platforms globally. If you're new to it, here's everything you need to know about what it is, how it works, and who exactly uses it. The platform was originally known as Twitter before Elon Musk acquired it a few years ago and rebranded it to X. People post their thoughts on the platform and interact with their audience base.
X Ditches Likes Tab for All: You Can Now Like Posts Without Judgment
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X (Formerly Twitter), has made likes private for all users, previously a premium feature. This change, intended to promote freedom from scrutiny and being judged on the platform for the content that you have liked or interested in. It has received mixed reactions. While some users appreciate the increased privacy, others believe it reduces transparency and accountability.
Likes Go Private! Elon Musk Wants You Like ‘Edgy’ X Posts Risk-Free
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X (formerly Twitter) is removing the public Likes tab to stop others from seeing all the posts you've liked on the platform. The move is aimed to encourage more engagement and improve user privacy. Posts on X will still have a likes count. You can see who liked your posts, but no one will see your full like history.
X’s New Stories Feature Uses AI to Summarize Trending News
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X has launched a new AI-summarized Stories feature using the Grok chatbot. The Stories feature provides a brief summary of trending topics, improving user experience by reducing the need to scroll through unrelated posts. It is currently available for X Premium users on iOS and Web, with no confirmed date for Android.
Elon Musk Wants New X Users to Pay a Small Fee to Tweet
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X (formerly Twitter) will soon start charging a small fee for new users. With this change, new X users won't be able to post, bookmark, repost, or like content, but they can still follow accounts and browse for free. The fee could be around $1 and is intended to curb the spread of bots on the platform. It's also likely that new users may have to wait for three months to get free posting.
Elon Musk Is Offering X (Twitter) Premium for Free, But There’s a Catch
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Elon Musk, the CEO of X announced that all accounts with over 2500 verified users will get Premium membership and accounts with 5000 verified users will receive Premium+ for free. Premium plans offers the ability to edit posts, create or upload long posts and videos and many other options. This will also include access to Grok which is the platforms exclusive AI.
How to Fix X Posts (Tweets) Not Embedding on Discord
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Discord can sometimes have issues when displaying embedded Tweets shared on the platform. This guide shows how you can fix that - using modified link formats, adding "fx" or "vx" as prefix. You can also check if embeds and link previews are enabled inside Discord's app settings. If these methods don't work, clear your cache, update the app, or try reinstalling it to fix the issue.
Twitter (aka X) Down Currently; Tweets Not Loading (Update: Back Online)
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Twitter is down for several users worldwide. According to reports on Down Detector, the outage began on 12:30AM EST and around 80,000 users have reported that Twitter is not working for them.
People Are Canceling Their Disney Plus Subscriptions in Support of Musk; Here’s What Happened
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Elon Musk has caused many Disney Plus subscribers to cancel instead. The chairman & CTO of X is being touted as a savior of free spech, due to him defending X after being questioned about the advertising situation. His remarks against Disney & other companies who left advertising on X are quite the spectacle!
X (Twitter) Is Finally Bringing Back Article Headlines!
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Elon Musk had removed article headlines in late August 2023. This caused confusion among X users. Now, the change is being reverted, and Musk has announced there will be a brand new look for article headlines on X (formerly Twitter).