After weeks of rumors and unconfirmed reports, X has confirmed that it is rolling out a test program that will charge new users to use its platform. The company said that the subscription model called “Not a Bot,” will be tested n New Zealand and the Philippines first.
As of October 17th, 2023 we’ve started testing “Not A Bot”, a new subscription method for new users in two countries. This new test was developed to bolster our already significant efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity. This will evaluate a potentially powerful measure to help us combat bots and spammers on X, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount. Within this test, existing users are not affected.
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X also said that new users who opt out of subscribing will only be able to take “read only” actions, such as: Read posts, Watch videos, and Follow accounts.
