X Is Testing $1 Annual Fee in New Zealand, Philippines to Fight Spam

X will start charging some new users a minimum annual fee to interact with the platform, a move that owner Elon Musk said will combat fake and spam accounts. The platform formerly known as Twitter started testing the new subscription model, called Not A Bot, on Tuesday for users creating new accounts on the web in New Zealand and the Philippines, according to a blog post from the company. “It’s the only way to fight bots without blocking real users,” Musk posted on X after the test was announced.