X (Ex-Twitter) Tests New 'Not A Bot' User Registration Model to Curb Bot Activity
Summary:
X, formerly known as Twitter, is trialing a new registration model called "Not A Bot," requiring new users to pay for a verified enterprise account, subscribe to an X premium service, or pay a $1 annual fee, thereby verifying their identity as non-bots. The test currently applies to new users in New Zealand and the Philippines. The response from the crypto and finance communities has been mixed to this proposed pay-to-interact model aimed at deterring bot manipulation on the platform.
Previously known as Twitter, the X platform is undergoing a trial of a new user registration model that demands a payment. New registrants must either pay for a verified enterprise account, subscribe to an X premium service or pay a nominal annual fee of $1 to confirm they are not automated programs or "bots". This ongoing experiment, launched on October 17, currently only applies to new users based in New Zealand or the Philippines. Named "Not A Bot", the pilot project seeks to combat bot-driven activities on the app, requiring test users to authenticate their phone number and payment details. As of October 17, 2023, X's help center post elaborates that the project is part of a broader initiative to combat platform manipulation and spam, and bot-driven activities. With the payment of the $1 subscription fee, "new users" obtain the capabilities to post content, like posts, reply, repost, and quote others' posts, and bookmark posts on the platform's web version. Users not subscribing and paying the fee are restricted to "read-only" activities, including reading posts, watching videos, and following accounts.
As of now, it is uncertain how X plans to gauge the success of the "Not A Bot" pilot. In an attempt to seek comments from the company, we received a reply to "check back later" as they were currently occupied. Several studies uncover the challenges in defining and identifying social media bots, implying the likelihood of bot-like behavior even from real accounts. Furthermore, the continuous advancements in artificial intelligence chatbot technology could lead to bots displaying increasingly sophisticated behaviors on social media platforms. X aims to deter the manufacturing and deployment of bots by making the signup process complex and financially discouraging.
The proposed model of X has garnered mixed responses from the crypto and finance sectors which often suffer from spam bots. Priced affordably at just $0.08 monthly, the pay-to-interact model could prevent rampant bot manipulation, according to one user, while another fears it may mark the end of X's brief tenure.
Published At
10/18/2023 5:45:26 PM
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