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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

DARK SECRETS: Elon musk s x cuts payments to users who post clickbait | Vintage Vibes

Illustration shows Elon Musk photo and Twitter logo
Aggregators on X had their payouts reduced by 60%. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Elon Musk’s X has reduced payments to users who post clickbait and recycle news stories as it warned account holders against “flooding the timeline” with low-quality content.

Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, wrote on the social media platform that all “aggregators” – users who quickly repackage and repost news from other accounts – had received less money from the creator revenue sharing programme.

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