ANKARA: Elon Musk, CEO of social media platform X, on Monday proposed a small fee for new users to write, reply to, or like posts. In a post on X, Musk said such a measure would be unavoidable in order to "curb the relentless onslaught of bots" on the website. "Current AI (and troll farms) can pass you a bot with ease," he added. Further elaborating on the growing problem of bots and fake accounts spreading misinformation and spam on X, he said: "The onslaught of fake accounts also uses up the available namespace, so many good handles are taken as a result." Musk said the inconvenience of paying such a fee would be outweighed by the benefit, saying: "This is only for new users. They will be able to write actions for free after 3 months." No information has yet been released on the timeframe for implementing the policy or specific fees that new users may be required to pay. In October, X initiated a $1 annual charge for new unverified users in New Zealand and the Philippines to post and interact with con tent to combat spam and bot activity. Source: Philippines News Agency
