Elon Musk's X starts testing fee for new users
Elon Musk's social media platform X has begun charging a $1 US fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter.
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![FILE - Twitter, now X. Corp, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk poses prior to his talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, May 15, 2023, at the Elysee Palace in Paris. TikTok and Instagram users can scroll with abandon. But Twitter owner Musk has put new curfews on his digital town square, the latest drastic change to the social media platform that could further drive away advertisers and undermine its cultural influence as a trend-setter. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, Pool, File) A man in a suit, with a light beard, looks off camera and smiles faintly.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.6917294.1690336271!/cpImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/twitter-limits.jpg)
Elon Musk's social media platform X has begun charging a $1 US fee to new users in the Philippines and New Zealand, in a test designed to cut down on the spam and fake accounts flourishing on the site formerly known as Twitter.