Elon Musk's X Tests $1/Year Not A Bot Subscription in Select Countries

Elon Musk's X (formerly Twitter) is testing a new $1 per year subscription called "Not A Bot" in the Philippines and New Zealand.

The fee allows new users to post content, like, reply, repost, etc. Users without the subscription can only read posts.

Musk says the fee will help combat bots and manipulation on the platform.

Existing X users are not affected by the test subscription.

New users in the test countries must first verify their phone number before paying the fee.