X became fully paid in 2 countries as part of the fight against bots. Elon Musk and his team will receive a symbolic fee from users in New Zealand and the Philippines. The user who does not pay will only be able to read posts on X.
The world’s most popular microblogging platform, X – formerly known as Twitter – has officially started a new era that concerns all users. Elon Musk and his team launched X in two countries made it fully paid. Actually, this was something we expected. Elon Musk says the only way to fight bots is to raise money, even if symbolically already said. According to Elon Musk, the use of credit cards would prevent the establishment of bot armies.
X’s new decision started to be tested first in New Zealand and the Philippines. For new accounts only This new system focuses on the user who opens a new account to share and interact with other posts. $1 per year will require payment.
The user who just wants to follow the agenda will not pay!
The user who opens a new X account in New Zealand and the Philippines will not make any payments at the first stage. However, the user who does not pay will face some restrictions. In this context; Free users will not be able to share posts, likes and comments. they won’t be able to. They will only be able to follow accounts and read posts. The user who agrees to pay 1 dollar annually will receive one of the features offered to all X users today. will be able to benefit. For extra features within the scope of the X Premium subscription, a subscription will still need to be purchased.
The program, which X calls “Not A Bot”, will have two stages. The user who opens a new account on will verify the phone number. Then, he/she will enter his/her credit card information and make a payment of $1. X also said that he will share data on how the number of bot accounts changes in these countries. If this system is successful will spread to all countries.
For Elon Musk’s statement on the subject:
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