According to Odaily Planet Daily, Elon Musk announced plans to charge a small fee to new users of the X platform to enable its posting function and curb the problem of zombie accounts. Musk pointed out that current artificial intelligence and "troll farms" can easily bypass traditional tools such as verification codes, so he believes that charging new users is the only way to prevent robot attacks.
New users will be able to post for free if they have not paid for three months after creating their account. Last October, Platform X implemented a $1 per year fee policy for new, unverified users in New Zealand and the Philippines. These users can read posts but cannot interact with them unless they pay.
Now, Elon Musk is considering expanding this fee policy to other regions. In addition, the X platform began a large-scale cleanup of spam accounts this month and warned users that their follower counts may be affected.
