Musk’s X to charge users in Philippines and New Zealand $1 to use platform

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Elon Musk, who owns X, is set to start charging new users of the platform $1 in the Philippines and New Zealand in an effort aimed at curbing bots. Michel Euler/AP

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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,

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