{"id":176785,"date":"2023-10-19T00:27:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/?p=176785"},"modified":"2023-10-19T00:27:05","modified_gmt":"2023-10-18T18:57:05","slug":"elon-musk-trials-1-subscription-signup-fee-for-new-x-users-in-new-zealand-philippines-crypto-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dripp.zone\/news\/elon-musk-trials-1-subscription-signup-fee-for-new-x-users-in-new-zealand-philippines-crypto-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk trials $1 subscription signup fee for new X users in New Zealand, Philippines – Crypto News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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X, formerly known as Twitter, is testing a signup model wherein new users will have to either pay to become a verified enterprise account, opt into an X premium subscription, or pay a $1 annual fee to prove they\u2019re not a bot. The trial, which began on Oct. 17, is currently only applicable to new users in New Zealand and the Philippines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The experiment, according to a post on X\u2019s Help Center, is called<\/a> \u201cNot A Bot.\u201d As its name implies, its purpose is reportedly to deter bot activity on the app by requiring all users (that are included in the test) to verify their phone number and payment method. <\/p>\n

Per the Help Center post:<\/p>\n

\u201cAs of October 17th, 2023 we\u2019ve started testing \u201cNot A Bot\u201d, a new subscription method for new users in two countries. This new test was developed to bolster our already significant efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The post goes on to state that \u201cnew users,\u201d who pay the $1 subscription fee, \u201cwill be able to perform certain actions on the web version of the platform: post content, Like posts, Reply, Repost and Quote other accounts\u2019 posts, Bookmark posts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those who don\u2019t pay the fee and opt out of subscribing, \u201cwill only be able to take \u201cread only\u201d actions, such as: Read posts, Watch videos, and Follow accounts.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Correct, read for free, but $1\/year to write. It\u2019s the only way to fight bots without blocking real users.<\/p>\n

This won\u2019t stop bots completely, but it will be 1000X harder to manipulate the platform.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s unclear at this time exactly how X intends to determine the effectiveness of the \u201cNot A Bot\u201d trial. Our request for commentary to the company solicited an immediate response of \u201cbusy now, please check back later.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previous research on the nature of social media \u201cbots\u201d has revealed the term to be nebulous. According to one study (Gorwa, et. al., 2018), it isn\u2019t always obvious<\/a> whether accounts generating bot-like behavior are in fact bots. <\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the consideration that bots, and their behavior, are likely to become far more sophisticated in light of the ongoing large language model-driven revolution in consumer-facing artificial intelligence chatbot technology. <\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Anthropic built a democratic AI chatbot by letting users vote for its values<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

According to X, the subscription is meant to chop the bots off at the knees by making it not only difficult to automate the signup process but, per the language used by X, also supposedly financially deterring the organizations and individuals responsible from deploying them.<\/p>\n

Reaction in the crypto and finance communities \u2014 where spam bots remain an ongoing problem \u2014 has ranged from outright acceptance of the pay-to-interact model to a rejection of the premise.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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$0.08 per month is pretty affordable for no bot manipulation.<\/p>\n

Anyone who complains about this simply wants the bot manipulation to run rampant.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Colin Talks Crypto (@ColinTCrypto) October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

One user replying to a post from a popular account sharing the news called the move a value prospect at less than 10 cents U.S. per month, stating \u201canyone who complains about this simply wants the bot manipulation to run rampant.\u201d Another simply opined<\/a> that it represented \u201cthe end of X. It had a short run.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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