In a setback for new X users, Elon Musk has stated that they may be charged for posting anything on the social media site.
In response to an X user, Tesla and SpaceX’s CEO stated that, sadly, “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,” Musk wrote on his Twitter account.
He also stated that the flood of fake accounts consumes the available namespace, and “so many good handles are taken as a result.”
“That is way harder than paying a tiny fee. This is only for new users. They will be able to do write actions for free after 3 months,” Musk elaborated.
Earlier this month, X announced an extensive purge of spam accounts.
In October of last year, the platform started charging new unverified users $1 per year in New Zealand and the Philippines.
Earlier this month, X announced an extensive purge of spam accounts.
Several X users lost followers as the social media platform began its bot removal exercise.
The measure came after spam and porn bots flooded the network in recent months, confusing consumers.
Musk had announced that a system purge of bots and trolls was underway.
X has not stated how many bots are currently active on the platform.