Elon Musk's X Aims to Combat Spam and Manipulation with New 'Not A Bot' Subscription Tier
Elon Musk's X/Twitter platform will start testing a new "Not A Bot" subscription tier, charging $1 per year for new users in the Philippines and New Zealand to be able to post content, like posts, reply, repost and more. Without paying the fee, new users can only read posts and follow accounts. The goal is to evaluate reducing spam and manipulation while keeping the platform accessible. The test will not affect existing users. Musk has talked about charging a small monthly fee to reduce bots on the platform.