X (formerly Twitter) News & Updates

[Bapun]

X is disabling Circles by October 31.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1704996222619009211

 

[Bapun]

After introducing a feature in 2022 for users to report a post they considered misleading about politics, X in the past week removed the "politics" category from its drop-down menu in every jurisdiction but the European Union, said the researcher Reset.Tech Australia.

Musk's X disabled feature for reporting electoral misinformation - researcher

Elon Musk's X, formerly called Twitter, disabled a feature that let users report misinformation about elections, a research organisation said on Wednesday, throwing fresh concern about false claims spreading just before major U.S. and Australian votes.

www.reuters.com

 

[Shiv Verma]

X will require new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to pay $1 to fight bots. Users can still create read-only accounts but have to pay to write/create post.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714431733016248704

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714437136575807979

 

[rohitvatsa]

X will require new users in New Zealand and the Philippines to pay $1 to fight bots. Users can still create read-only accounts but have to pay to write/create post.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714431733016248704

https://twitter.com/x/status/1714437136575807979

Whatever might be the purpose of this but it is shrewd move business wise.We have become addicted to using X(Twitter) and surely most of the regular users won't mind paying 1 dollar/year for posting their thoughts on twitter.

 

[Bapun]

Official help documentation of the "Not A Bot" subscription method:

Not a Bot

Learn about the Not A Bot program.

help.twitter.com

 

[OnlyTech]

The "Not a Bot" program is currently available in New Zealand for an annual fee of NZD 1.43 (around Rs. 70) and in the Philippines for PHP 42.51 (around Rs. 62) per year.

X testing “Not A Bot” subscription model to combat bots and spammers

 

[hike]

The "Not a Bot" program is currently available in New Zealand for an annual fee of NZD 1.43 (around Rs. 70) and in the Philippines for PHP 42.51 (around Rs. 62) per year.

X testing “Not A Bot” subscription model to combat bots and spammers

Indians think twice before buying data add-on will choose this? I don't think so. India we will shift to Koo
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[MohamedBazith]

Good decision X. Best of luck.

 

[Shark]

X's glitch
Zee news and Dainik Bhasker posted on 1 January 2070

 

[Bapun]

X's glitch
Zee news and Dainik Bhasker posted on 1 January 2070

70 refers to 1970, not 2070.