Elon MuskĀ said he was thinking about charging users to be on X . . . and now he's actually doing it.Ā Ā He started testing the new plan this week in New Zealand and the Philippines.
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Elon claims he's not being greedy.Ā Ā He says charging people is, quote, "the only way to fight bots without blocking real users.Ā Ā This won't stop bots completely, but it will be 1000 times harder to manipulate the platform."
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Also, he's only charging a dollar . . . PER YEAR.
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There already is a charge in the U.S. for "X Premium," which costs $11 a month and includes additional perks, like a verified account checkmark.
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