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X is testing “Not A Bot” service in New Zealand and the Philippines

October 18, 2023

X, the service formerly known as Twitter, is testing a new subscription service for new and unverified accounts to sign up for a $1 annual subscription to be able to post & interact with other posts. The service will only not affect existing users.

The “Not A Bot” service was created to “successful efforts to reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity, while balancing platform accessibility with the small fee amount.” The company added that this service “is not a profit driver.”

In a support article, the company explained that “New users who opt out of subscribing will only be able to take “read only” actions, such as: Read posts, Watch videos, and Follow accounts.”

It’s unclear how this test will affect potential new users but for me, as a rule of thumb, if an online service have been free for a long time charging to use the said service will be a big no for me.

X users can now limit replies to verified accounts only

October 10, 2023

X, formerly known as twitter, just announced that it now has roll-out a feature that allows you to control you can reply to your posts. This feature will be available to your new and even old posts.

There are two ways to control who can reply/comment on your posts;
1. When composing your post, go to the EVERYONE CAN REPLY and the screen to set “WHO CAN REPLY?” will appear.

  1. For published posts, just click/tap on the (…) that’s on the right corner of the post and go to CHANGE WHO CAN REPLY.

The new feature is a good way to filter our users who does nothing but spam in the service and also limit those who can interact with you in X/twitter. For now, the features appears to be available to everyone using the service and won’t surprise me if in this will only be available to verified accounts.

Twitter Blue now available in the Philippines

March 11, 2023

Twitter Blue, the company’s premium subscription service is now available in the Philippines. Twitter Blue is an opt-in, paid subscription that adds a blue checkmark to your account and offers early access to select and exclusive features, like Edit Tweet, 1080p video uploads, Reader, custom navigation, Bookmark Folders, Top Articles and more.

Twitter Blue offers two price plan; An annual plan of Php 383.33 per month, which will be billed annually, and a monthly plan of Php440 per month.

Since the first roll-out of Twitter Blue, impersonation have been a problem by Twitter, it’s unknown how will this affect the problem if fake news in the country, since anyone with enough money and motivation can have their account verified and spread fake news.

Source: Yugatech