Elon Musk has announced they may be charged for posting content on the social platform.
In reply to an X user, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO said that 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,” Musk posted.
He further said that the onslaught of fake accounts also uses up the available namespace, “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,” the billionaire elaborated.
In October last year, the platform began charging new unverified users $1 per year in New Zealand and the Philippines.
