In a setback for new X users, Elon Musk has revealed they might face charges for posting content on the social platform. Responding to a user on X, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX mentioned that regrettably, “a small fee for new user write access is the only way to combat the continuous influx of bots.”
Musk added, “Current AI (and troll farms) can effortlessly bypass ‘are you a bot’.”
He also noted that the surge of fake accounts depletes the available namespace, “resulting in many good handles being taken.
In October of last year, the platform started charging new unverified users $1 annually in New Zealand and the Philippines.
Earlier this month, the Musk-led platform declared a massive clean-up of spam accounts.
Numerous X users saw a drop in followers as the social media platform initiated the process to eliminate bots.
This move was prompted by a surge of spam and porn bots flooding the platform in recent months, leaving users puzzled.
Musk had announced that a sweeping purge of bots and trolls was in progress.