X, the social network formerly known as Twitter, on Tuesday announced that it is testing a “Not A Bot” program that charges new, unverified users $1 per year to post and interact with content on X.
Not A Bot is being tested in New Zealand and the Phillipines at the current time, and it only applies to new users. The X support account says that existing users are not affected “within this test.”
Charging users $1 per year is meant to “reduce spam, manipulation of [the X] platform, and bot activity.” X claims that subscription options have “proven to be the main solution that works at scale” to combat these issues.
