Archive · 1 Jan 2026

Elon Musk Hints at Higher Payments for X Creators

Elon Musk Hints at Higher Payments for X Creators

Elon Musk, the boss of Tesla, SpaceX, and X (formerly Twitter), said that X might start paying content creators more money.

He wants to make sure that creators are paid fairly and that there is no cheating in the system.

Nikita Bier, who is in charge of products at X, said they have a new way to stop most of the cheating.

Some people on the internet are excited about this because they think it will make X a better place for videos and help creators earn more money.

Musk also said earlier that X was not paying creators enough compared to YouTube.

X has a program where creators can earn money based on how many people engage with their posts, but some people have had problems with it, like not getting paid on time or not understanding how the payments work.

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