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Elon Musk's X Shuts Down Revenue Program Next Month
Elon Musk owns a social media app called X, which used to be called Twitter.
On X, people can write posts that other people see and like.
X used to pay some users money when their posts got lots of views.
But some people copied posts from others to earn money without making anything new.
X does not like that, so it is stopping the old payment program.
The last payments from the old program will be sent out on September 7.
X is starting a new program called Original Content Rewards.
In the new program, people get paid every two weeks if their original posts get real attention.
To join, users must be 18 or older, pay for X Premium, and have 500 real followers.
Their posts also need at least 500,000 views from verified users in 90 days, and if they are rejected they can appeal once or wait 90 days to try again.
Elon Musk-owned X, formerly Twitter, is ending its user revenue program from next month.
Final payments under the existing program will be made on September 7.
The program will be replaced by Original Content Rewards, which pays users for original posts and authentic engagement.
Payments in the new program will be offered every two weeks to eligible users.
Eligibility requires being 18 or older, an X Premium subscription, 500 verified followers, and 500,000 timeline impressions from verified users in the last 90 days.
- Who
- Elon Musk-owned X, formerly known as Twitter
- What
- X is shutting down its user revenue program and replacing it with Original Content Rewards to reward original content
- Where
- On the X platform in regions where the program is available
- When
- From next month, with final payments under the old program on September 7
- Why
- To stop engagement farming and stop rewarding users who copy-and-paste content to earn money
Key facts
- Platform
- X (formerly Twitter)
- Ending program
- Revenue Program
- Replacement program
- Original Content Rewards
- Final old-program payment
- September 7
- New payment frequency
- Every two weeks
- Eligibility
- 18 years or older, X Premium subscriber
- Follower requirement
- 500 verified followers
- Impression requirement
- 500,000 timeline impressions from verified users in the last 90 days
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