“Current AI (and troll farms) can pass 2Are you a bot?2 with ease. The onslaught of fake accounts also uses up the available namespace, so many good handles are taken as a result.”
In a further reply to another account questioning the approach, Musk said the fee might only be in place for the first three months after a new user joins the platform.
The billionaire said eradicating fake and bot accounts was a key priority for him when taking over the platform in late 2022.
However, many users have since reported seeing an increase in spam content, in part due to Musk’s substantial cutbacks to staff, including the firm’s content moderation team.
