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X tests charging new users $1 to tweet, retweet (www.cnbc.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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X tests charging new users $1 to tweet, retweet::The Elon Musk-owned company said it was an effort to combat bot activity and "manipulation," with the rollout beginning in the Philippines and New Zealand.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

said it was an effort to combat bot activity

If you really want to curb the bots, you charge them 94,50 per tweet and they can only pay it in cash.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah a $1 entry fee is not a bot barrier, it just consolidates the bot business to players with deep pockets.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

10 bots on a single post are still incredibly disruptive.