Elon Musk proposes small fee for new X users to combat fake accounts


Musk wants to charge new X users a small fee, saying such a measure would be unavoidable in order to ‘curb the relentless onslaught of bots’ on the website. — AFP

ANKARA: Elon Musk, chief executive officer of social media platform X, on April 15 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.

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