X (Formerly Twitter) announced that are testing a new program (called Not A Bot) for blocking bots and spammers that requires new users to pay a subscription of $1/year in order to post or interact with content.
Those who refuse to subscribe will have read-only access.
The new charge is said to be a way to reduce spam and bot activity.
A tweet announcing the change insists the fee is not meant to be a “profit driver.”
New users in two countries, the Philippines and New Zealand, were chosen to be subjects of the Not A Bot test.
What Is Not A Bot?
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