X starts charging all users with an annual plan

after Elon Musk Announces its intention to charge a fee for use social network X (formerly known as TwitterFinally, the app made the change official: users will be able to access the platform after paying $1 every year.

According to the official announcement s, Users who open new accounts will have the option to make a payment (or not) of $1 as an annual subscription, which will allow them to perform actions such as posting, liking, reposting, citing posts, etc. Basically, any action that involves creating content on X will require payment upfront.

This is not the only way to use X because depending on the application, if users decide not to make a payment, they will still be able to enter social network. However, they will have very limited interactions with any content or content Publishing-You can only read content, watch videos, and follow accounts.

The social network indicated in its announcement that this function is part of its new program “Not a bot“, which seeks to verify the identity of people who create new accounts and ensure that they are not bots that generate spam, Publications Or interactions that only “inflate” account statistics and seek to deceive the payment system. s.

“This will test a potentially powerful measure to help us fight bots and… Spammers At X, we balance platform accessibility with small fees social network On their support page. In addition, he noted that existing accounts will not be part of this program as it is only intended to control new accounts that are created after the launch of the function.

To this end, two new identity verification steps have been introduced: number phone And “To subscribe“For use s By paying one dollar, although it has been noted that this fee may vary in amount depending on the country in which it applies and the currency exchange rate, although the basic value will always be the same.

While the program has been launched, X noted that this is just a test, so it will not be active in all countries that have access to the platform. This feature will only be activated in New Zealand ($1.43 NZD) and Filipino (42.51 Philippine Pesos). Additionally, the only accounts that will be included in the program will be those for the web version of to request.

“This new program aims to defend against Robots And spammers who try to manipulate the platform and influence the experience of others

Although users have to pay $1 (or equivalent) to X to use the app, the social network has clarified that this amount is not intended to generate profits for the company.

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the plan “necessary“It will not reduce the number of ads displayed, whereas”standard“It will allow to reduce up to half of the ads that will be seen in the application. And finally the levelbeloved“It will provide a completely hassle-free experience Advertising.