Two-tier X

Elon Musk's X will launch two subscription tiers: one with ads, and a more expensive one without them.

New users who opt out of subscribing will only be able to take "read only" actions, such as reading posts, watching videos, and following accounts, the company said in its website. It is not clear if there will be any free options.

Shiona McCallum, technology reporter, BBC News

At a guess, Shiona, I'd say reading posts; watching videos; and following accounts. Happy to be of assistance.

This is one of the few BBC articles that's open to comments, and the republic's army of Trotskyite drones are free to vent against Auntie Beeb's bête noire. It's all so predictably…predictable. But at least there's a breath of realism among some commenters:

Who actually needs to use it ?

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Which is true! Without X, more of the BBC's urinalists would have to do a real journalism, and Marianna Spring would have nothing to mither over.