X, formerly Twitter, rolls out US$1 annual fee for new users in New Zealand and the Philippines
by Josh Taylor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6FNG0)
Platform owned by Elon Musk says subscription trial is aimed at combating bots on the service
X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun rolling out a US$1 annual charge to new users in New Zealand and the Philippines in a move the service owned by Elon Musk says is aimed at combating bots.
Fortune first reported the subscription plan, which costs US$1 a year for access to key functions including tweeting, replying, retweeting and liking. After Fortune's report, X revealed the details.
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