X, formerly known as Twitter, said the $1 annual fee is meant to help combat bots and spam and won’t be a « profit driver. »
X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, announced Tuesday it is testing out a subscription model in which it will charge new users $1 a year to use basic features.
The social media giant said it was launching its « Not a Bot » annual subscription method in New Zealand and the Philippines as a test run. Existing users will not be impacted during the test.
« This will evaluate a potentially powerful measure to help us combat bots and spammers on X, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount, » X said, adding that the charge won’t be a « profit driver.
