X Charges New Users $1 to Combat Spam Bots, Making it “1000X Harder to Manipulate Platform”

October 18, 2023

Elon Musk is ramping up the fight against bots on X as a way to stop ‘manipulation on the free-speech platform.’ X will begin charging new users in New Zealand and the Philippines $1 per year to post or interact with other users on the platform, a move Musk says “will be 1000X harder to manipulate the platform.”

[…] X account “Support” provided more details of the subscription called “Not A Bot” program:

[…] On X’s website, in the Help Center section, additional details revealed new accounts that want posting privileges in those two countries must complete a two-step verification process: