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On October 25, Elon Musk revealed that X (formerly Twitter) will add a new feature letting users send $1 to another person via the payment service “X Money” by long-pressing the “Like” button. Details such as the rollout timing and target regions remain unclear. X Money was announced in January 2025 in partnership with Visa and has been rolling out since July 2026 to U.S. paid-subscription members; it is not currently available in Japan. Reactions on 5ch threads were split — from worries about accidental taps and account takeovers to hopes that it could become a new revenue stream for creators.
Elon Musk revealed in a post on his own X account on October 25 (local time) that a new feature is being added to the “Like” button on the social platform X: long-pressing it will let you send another user $1 via the payment service “X Money.”
In the post, he explained, “We’re adding a feature where you can long-press Like to send someone $1 via X Money.” He did not address details such as the rollout timeline, target regions, whether it will expand outside the U.S., or the confirmation steps for sending money.
X Money is a payment service that U.S.-based X announced in January 2025 alongside a partnership with Visa, and it has been rolling out in the U.S. since July 2026. Available to subscribers of the paid “Premium” and “Premium+” plans, it bundles a deposit account, instant person-to-person transfers, and a Visa debit card into one package. In September, payouts to U.S. creators were also consolidated into X Money. It is not currently available in Japan.
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
A lot of creators who used to post life updates on X have stopped posting altogether.
Don't even need X anymore.
Even before that, the risk of account takeover goes way up with this — being a PREMIUM subscriber is way too risky, no thanks.
Nobody's long-pressing to like some nobody's lame post lol
You trying to fuse with the devil or something (´・ω・｀) ("demon fusion" — slang for combining two bad things into something even worse)
That's exactly what's good about it, isn't it?
Don't you get that people hate reposting precisely because it drives traffic to affiliate sites and elsewhere?
Get out of Kenmo already. (Kenmo/嫌儲 — a 5ch board whose name literally means "hate profiteering")
Threads and Instagram have their own version of this — tech-newbie boomers constantly nitpicking everyone else's posts.
I really feel like this all started around the COVID years, when middle-aged folks got their first smartphones and flooded onto social media.
I barely use X, but is that actually a fun time happening over there right now (´・ω・｀)
If this launches in Japan, you're supposed to file a tax return once earnings top ¥200,000 — but how would they even identify who paid you lol
Don't tell me this is a free-for-all for tax evasion? lol
The income is still technically coming from X, though.
So basically it's the perfect money-laundering method lol
That doesn't make sense.
Money laundering?
Aren't there way more efficient ways to do that?
Are you gonna write a script to spam clicks for it?
Even though there's no telling whether it'll all even get counted?
I can totally see Johnny's fangirls peer-pressuring each other into long-pressing on a member's birthday or anniversary. (Johnny's fangirls — devoted fans of idols from the Johnny & Associates talent agency)
Things are gonna get out of hand if they don't set a cap.
Media turning money-obsessed like this is a social evil.
Even now, with no money involved, it's already full of people trying to stir up flame wars — I can easily see this accelerating that.
Well, I guess normal people will just keep dwindling, so maybe there won't be any victims left.
Background and key points of this topic
X Money is a combined money-transfer and debit-card service that was announced in January 2025 alongside a partnership with U.S. Visa, and has been rolling out early to U.S. paid-plan subscribers since July 2026; it’s not yet available from Japan. The key detail of this new feature is that long-pressing the “Like” button opens a payment screen — rather than adding a brand-new dedicated tipping button, it layers the existing X Money service on top of the “Like” action. Thread reactions were split between worries about accidental taps and account takeovers, hopes that it could become a new revenue stream for creators, and concerns about script-based abuse or money laundering. That said, given the small $1-per-transaction cap, the barrier to organized abuse doesn’t look particularly low. The rollout timing and any plans for a Japan launch remain unannounced as of this writing.
*This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (News Express+) thread “X’s “Like” Long-Press Sends $1 — Musk Previews New “Tipping” Feature.”
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