Musk Says Commercial, Government Twitter Users May Be Charged ‘Slight Fee’ to Use Platform

Elon Musk's twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo, on April 15, 2022. Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Elon Musk said on May 3 that commercial and government users of Twitter may have to pay a small fee to continue using the social media platform in the future as part of his takeover of the company.

However, the Tesla CEO noted that the platform will always be free for “casual” users.