Tech: New Zealand a test case for X's (formally Twitter) plan to charge new users

<p>Social media platform X (formally Twitter) is using New Zealand as a testing ground for a plan to charge new users.</p> <p>The platform's owner Elon Musk plans to charge new users $1 a year to use X.<br><br>Users can opt out, but that means they won't be able view posts and not post anything.</p> <p>Musk says this is to weed out bots on the platform.<br><br><strong>LISTEN ABOVE</strong> </p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>