On X (ex-Twitter), the title and the small description of the article, it’s (maybe) finished soon. Elon Musk has announced that he wants to get rid of these two elements to keep only the link and the main image, relay Midi libre. This decision, announced Monday August 21 on the social network, would aim to encourage users to spend more time on the platform and to subscribe to a premium subscription.

“If you are a journalist who wants more freedom to write and a higher income, then publish directly on this platform! wrote Elon Musk.

If you’re a journalist who wants more freedom to write and a higher income, then publish directly on this platform!

Currently, links posted on X appear with an image, source address, title, and the beginning of the article. A presentation that helps to arouse curiosity and help the media to attract readers. This update could lead Internet users to accompany their link with a text, or even to subscribe to the premium service in order to be able to write up to 25,000 characters.