{"id":1274639,"date":"2023-10-20T10:16:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:46:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1274639"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:17:14","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T04:47:14","slug":"x-formerly-twitter-users-will-be-charged-rs-80-year-elon-musk-rolls-out-a-new-subscription-plan-in-these-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/x-formerly-twitter-users-will-be-charged-rs-80-year-elon-musk-rolls-out-a-new-subscription-plan-in-these-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"X (Formerly Twitter) Users Will Be Charged Rs 80\/Year? 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