Elon Musk intends to charge new users of X a small fee to enable them to post on the social network and solve the problem with bots. TechCrunch writes about it in a report.
According to the billionaire, charging a small fee for new accounts is the "only way" to stop the "invasion of bots."
Unfortunately, a small fee for new user write access is the only way to curb the relentless onslaught of bots.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 15, 2024
Current AI (and troll farms) can pass “are you a bot” with ease.
That is way harder than paying a tiny fee.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 15, 2024
This is only for new users. They will be able to do write actions for free after 3 months.
As with many announcements related to the social platform, there are currently no details on when this policy will be implemented and what fees new users will have to pay.
It is worth reminding that Elon Musk has repeatedly stated that he is fighting against bots. However, the businessman himself was suspected of using bots to help his own business. One such situation occurred around Tesla in the fall of 2013. Back then, new accounts started posting about the company that was facing losses.