Elon Musk Proposes Charging New Twitter Users to Curb Bots
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Elon Musk plans to charge new Twitter users a small fee to enable posting to curb the bot problem. He said it's the "only way" to stop the "onslaught of bots."
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Musk later added that new users would be able to post for free after 3 months without paying a fee.
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There are currently no details on when this policy will start or how much the fees will be. Last year Twitter started charging $1 per year for some unverified users.
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Earlier this month, Twitter said it was purging spam accounts, warning users their follower counts may be affected. Charging new users aims to tackle bots.
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While battling bots, Twitter updated its policy last year to allow public posts to train AI models. Musk's AI company also uses public Twitter posts.