Elon Musk to Charge New X Users Annual Fee to Combat Bots

Apr 16, 2024, 03:43 AM

Elon Musk has announced that X, formerly known as Twitter, will start charging new users a small annual fee to post, like, bookmark, and reply to combat the issue of bot activity on the platform. This decision follows a period of testing in New Zealand and the Philippines, where new users were charged $1 per year. Musk stated that imposing a fee is the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots, which has been a significant problem for the platform.