ELON MUSK INTRODUCES CHARGES FOR POSTS BY NEW X USERS.

Elon Musk, the owner of the microblogging network X, has announced plans to charge new users for posting on the social media platform.

Musk made the announcement in response to questions about the new X’s policy for freshly established accounts.
He believes that charging a little price to new users is the most effective technique for combating the platform’s continual invasion of bots.

Musk also stated that the new users would be offered free posting privileges after three months.

He said, “Unfortunately, a small fee for new user write access is the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots.

“Current AI (and troll farms) can pass “are you a bot” with ease. The onslaught of fake accounts also uses up the available namespace, so many good handles are taken as a result.”

It would be recalled that Musk had introduced a $1 per year charge for new users of the platform in New Zealand and the Philippines on October 17, 2023.

The charge was introduced to allow users from both countries to have access to essential features such as tweeting, retweeting, liking posts, and replying to posts.