The new Not-a-Bot subscription is going live in two countries right now.
- X is starting to charge new users a fee of $1 to post on the platform.
- The new Not-a-Bot subscription is first going live in New Zealand and the Philippines.
- Existing X users won’t be affected by the new policy.
Elon Musk recently announced plans to charge all X (formerly Twitter) users a nominal fee to use the platform, and now, implementation is underway. X is testing a $1 per year subscription fee that will allow new users to post on the platform.
Called the “Not a Bot” program, the new subscription method is going live in two countries—New Zealand and the Philippines.
“This new test was developed to bolster our already significant efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform, and bot activity. This will evaluate a potentially powerful measure to help us combat bots and spammers on X,” the platform wrote in a help center post explaining the experiment.
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Existing X users won’t be affected by the test. So, if you already have an X account in the two test countries, you won’t be required to pay the $1/year fee. It’s unclear if those are the same terms that will remain when X rolls out the paid-for-all subscription more widely.
New accounts created in New Zealand and the Philippines must first verify their phone numbers. They will then get options to select from three subscription tiers — the $1/year Not-a-Bot plan, X Premium, and the Verified Organizations plan. Folks who choose the first option will be able to perform specific actions on the platform’s web version: post content, like posts, reply, repost, quote other posts, and bookmark posts.
New users who don’t subscribe to the Not-a-Bot plan will only be able to read posts, watch videos, and follow accounts. Users will be able to cancel their Not-a-Bot Program subscription at any time.
