If X clicks “like” or replies to new users, it will charge a small fee.
According to foreign media, “X Daily News,” a feed that posts updates from X, said new subscribers must pay a small annual fee to access X.
Elon Musk described the move as “a fee for new users is the only way to curb bot’s constant attacks.”
X has operated annual fee systems in New Zealand and the Philippines in the past. At that time, X allowed new members to pay a fee or press a reply or ‘like’ three months after signing up.
X’s move is aimed at preventing spammy posts that are repeatedly posted within X through fake accounts, according to the company. You can use “like,” reply, and bookmarks after three months of subscription without having to pay a fee. You can search for posts or follow accounts right after you sign up.
People will not use social media to communicate with people freely, but if it is converted to a fee, it will lose its purpose and people will not use it.
SALLY LEE
US ASIA JOURNAL
