Blue X subscribers can now access video downloads from the website

X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, has introduced a new feature that allows users to download videos from its website, but there are certain conditions that need to be met. Firstly, the creator of the content must explicitly permit downloads. Additionally, only verified users, who are mostly Blue subscription holders, have the ability to save videos from the website. Elon Musk, who announced the new feature on his account, explained that verified users can download content by tapping the ellipsis (…) menu located in the upper right corner of the screen when a video is in full screen mode. Musk also mentioned that X will soon make it even easier to download videos on mobile devices by simply tapping and holding the content on the screen.

In the past, people have had to use third-party websites and apps to save videos. Of course, non-paying users still need to use these tools if they want to download content from X. That’s no surprise since the company has been rolling out new features specifically for paying members while making the website less usable. to the rest of its user base. It announced in July that it would limit the number of DMs sent by non-paying users to address spam issues, and it also previously limited the number of messages seen by unverified users to 600 per day.

Meanwhile, X allowed verified users to post messages of up to 25,000 characters and allowed them to upload videos of up to three hours. More recently, it also allowed Blue subscribers to hide the blue checkmark if they didn’t want to make it clear they were paying for the service. For those interested in seeing how X has evolved since Elon Musk took over Twitter, the company’s CEO, Linda Yaccarino, has just released a list of the changes it’s implemented here.