If You Request a Priority Handle on X, It Will Come with a Brutal Catch

If you love paying for things, and you love posting on social media, Elon Musk’s X says it will soon have another exciting opportunity for you: a “marketplace” where users can buy notable @handles. But part of the program will be less of a market than a perk for X Premium+ and Premium Business members that seems like less of a perk the more you think about it, unless you’re positive you want to pay for X for all eternity.

The X Handle Marketplace is our industry-first solution to…