Musk's X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform
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Musk's X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will start charging users in the Philippines and New Zealand a $1 fee to use the service, a move owner Elon Musk says is aimed at curbing the presence of bots on the site. The company announced the program, called Not a Bot, late Tuesday, saying the annual fee will apply to new users who want to post, like, reply and quote other content on the platform. Reading posts on the...
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