Social media platform X may start charging users a small fee in a bid to counter the use of large bot networks, owner Elon Musk recently revealed during a conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Mr. Musk is considering “having a small monthly payment for the use of the X system” since it is the “only way I can think of to combat vast armies of bots,” he said during a discussion with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Monday. “Because a bot costs a fraction of a penny, call it a tenth of a penny. But if somebody even has to pay a few dollars or something, some minor amount, the effective cost of bots is very high.” Mr. Musk’s proposal to charge X users came amid discussions regarding the use of bots to spread anti-Semitism on the platform.
