X boss Elon Musk is now going one step further and announcing a fee for new customers on the platform formerly known as Twitter. According to Musk, it is a necessary step in the fight against bots.
The pilot project called “Not a Bot” started in New Zealand and the Philippines in autumn 2023. Users in these countries who sign up for X will now have to pay a fee of one US dollar per year. Anyone who speaks out against it can only read along on the X platform and can only speak out on their own profile. The fee will only affect new users and that they would also be able to post and comment on posts for free after three months. Musk did not disclose what costs users might incur. Only that it should be a “tiny amount. ” According to him, it is the only way to get spam accounts under control. He also announced a reading limit for non-paying users on the social media platform. It will also affect the “like” and bookmark functions.