Elon Musk: "I will remove phone numbers and communicate only through X"
X 'Video and Voice Call Service' Launches After Just Two Weeks
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, announced that he will soon eliminate his phone number and use only his social networking service X (formerly Twitter) for calls.
On the 9th (local time), Musk stated on X, "I will discontinue my phone number within a few months," adding, "I will only use X for text, video, and audio calls." This announcement came just two weeks after X launched its 'video and voice call service.' However, Musk did not specify exactly when he would stop using his phone number, only saying "in a few months."
At the end of last month, X began offering voice and video call services to Android users. To make calls, users must subscribe to the paid service 'X Premium,' but receiving calls is possible even for non-paying members. X users can disable the call function, restrict calls to certain followers, or limit calls to contacts saved on their phone.
Musk is making various attempts to turn X into a super app. The video and voice call service is one of the efforts to make X a comprehensive platform. Last year, subscription services were introduced on X, and this year, X plans to launch its payment system. The goal is to integrate all services?from calls to delivery, shopping, and online payments?into X, not just a simple social network.
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Despite Musk's ambitions, X's profitability is deteriorating. According to mutual fund Fidelity, as of the end of November last year, X's corporate value had plummeted by 71.5% compared to about a year ago when Musk acquired it.
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