Elon Musk's X now lets you write long-form articles but not everyone can use it

Elon Musk-owned X (formerly Twitter) today announced that now users can write and share long-form articles with their followers on the platform. The feature brings a basic interface to the platform wherein X users will be able to write long-form articles through a functionality called ‘Article Composer’ that will be available in the sidebar of the left side of the interface.

In addition to ability to write and publish long-form articles, X has also added basic formatting options including Bold, Italic, Strikethrough, Bullet Points and Numbered Lists. In addition to this, the company has also added the option to embed images and videos to their articles.

In its own long-form article on the platform, X wrote that once an article has been published it will “appear on your profile in a new Articles tab and in your followers’ timeline, just like regular X posts”. Furthermore, the company said that articles will be distinguished from regular posts using a unique icon and layout to ensure that the ‘long-form content stands out’.

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It is worth noting that Elon Musk back in July 2023 had first confirmed that it was working on a feature that will allow users to post ‘very long, complex articles with mixed media’ on the platform. “You could publish a book if you want,” the company had written in a post at the time. Now, almost eight months later, the company has finally rolled out the feature to all its users globally.

Who can publish long-form articles on X?

That said, the ability to publish long-form articles is not available to all users. X says that the ability to write and publish long-form articles is available to only to Premium+ subscribers and Verified Organizations.

For the unversed, earlier X was offering only Basic and Premium tiers to the subscribers. However, later last year, the company introduced a third Premium Plus tier with more features and a higher pricing. The monthly subscription of Premium Plus costs Rs 1,300 for the web while the yearly plan costs Rs 13,600 for the web. By comparison, the monthly plan for Premium tier for the web costs just Rs 650, while the yearly plan costs Rs 6,800.