- Elon Musk’s X will start charging new, unverified users in a test program in two countries
- The program, called ‘Not a Bot’, will be tested in New Zealand and the Philippines
- New, unverified users in these countries will be required to pay a $1-a-year subscription fee
- Existing users will not be affected by this change
- The test program aims to reduce spam, manipulation, and bot activity on the platform
- X’s current subscription plan, X Premium, costs $8 a month and includes verification and increased visibility of posts
Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, is launching a test program called ‘Not a Bot’ in New Zealand and the Philippines. In this program, new, unverified users in these countries will have to pay a $1-a-year subscription fee to post and interact with other posts. The goal of this program is to combat spam, manipulation, and bot activity on the platform. Existing users will not be affected by this change. X’s current subscription plan, X Premium, offers verification and increased visibility of posts for $8 a month.
