Elon Musk's Plan to Charge for Social Media Platform X to Fight Bots
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Elon Musk has come up with a plan to fight the growing number of bots on the social media platform X. In a conversation with Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Musk revealed that he is considering a fee for all users of the platform. The idea is to make it unattractive for bots administrators to use the platform by charging a small fee.
Musk believes that charging a fee is the only way to fight the huge armies of bots that have been taking over the platform. The payment is intended to be only a few dollars, but it would be enough to discourage bots administrators from using the platform any longer. Musk further argues that each time a bot administrator wants to use a new bot, they would have to specify a new payment method.
Although Musk has a major influence on the platform’s operation, his view for the social media platform is a place for freedom of speech, not reach. This stance is a stumbling block for advertisers who don’t want their message to be associated with hate messages. The platform’s ad revenue has already dropped by half since Musk took over, and advertisers are also not fans of bots.
Details such as an exact timeline or the cost of using X are still unknown. It is also unclear how the platform will address the loss of revenue that will come with charging users a fee. However, Musk's plan to charge for the platform is a step in the right direction to fight bots and provide a platform for freedom of expression.
