埃隆·马斯克的X测试计划，向在平台上发帖的用户收费

Elon Musk rolled out a new subscription plan to charge new users of X, formerly known as Twitter, to post content on the platform.

埃隆·马斯克推出了一项新的订阅计划，向X(前身为Twitter)的新用户收取在该平台上发布内容的费用。

The social network company wrote on its website that it started testing “Not A Bot” Tuesday in two countries, New Zealand and the Philippines.

这家社交网络公司在其网站上写道，周二开始在新西兰和菲律宾这两个国家测试“Not A Bot”。

According to X, the subscription method will help “reduce spam, manipulation of our platform and bot activity.” It also noted that the test will not impact existing users and only new accounts on the web.

根据X的说法，订阅方式将有助于“减少垃圾邮件，操纵我们的平台和机器人活动。”该公司还指出，测试不会影响现有用户，只会影响网络上的新账户。

As for how the new program works, new users will pay a $1 annual fee (noting that prices vary by country and currency) to be able to post content, like posts, reply, repost, quote other accounts’ posts and bookmark posts on the web version of the platform. Those who opt-out will only be able to read posts, watch videos and follow accounts.

至于新程序的运作方式，新用户将支付1美元的年费(注意，价格因国家和货币而异)，以便能够在该平台的网络版本上发布内容，如帖子、回复、转发、引用其他账户的帖子和书签帖子。选择退出的用户将只能阅读帖子、观看视频和关注账户。

Musk said on the plan on X Tuesday, “Correct, read for free, but $1/year to write. It’s the only way to fight bots without blocking real users. This won’t stop bots completely, but it will be 1000X harder to manipulate the platform.”

马斯克在周二谈到该计划时说:“没错，阅读是免费的，但写作是每年1美元。这是对抗机器人而不阻碍真正用户的唯一方法。这不会完全阻止机器人，但操纵平台的难度将增加1000倍。”

The new plan came nearly a month after reports that Musk was considering charging all users to access the social platform. During a livestreamed conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last month, the Tesla CEO said, “We’re moving to having a small monthly payment for use of the system” to help ward off the bots.

近一个月前，有报道称马斯克正在考虑向所有用户收取访问该社交平台的费用。上个月，在与以色列总理本雅明·内塔尼亚胡(Benjamin Netanyahu)的一次直播对话中，这位特斯拉首席执行官表示，“我们将对使用该系统收取少量的月费”，以帮助抵御机器人。

He added, “Plus, every time a bot creator wanted to make another bot, they would need another new payment method.”

他补充说，“此外，每次机器人的创造者想要制作另一个机器人时，他们都需要另一种新的支付方式。”

However, at the time, Musk didn’t share any additional details or confirm if and when the program would roll out.

然而，当时马斯克没有透露任何额外的细节，也没有确认该计划是否以及何时推出。

In the U.S. currently, X only charges users for its subscription tier X Premium, which costs $11 a month, and offers additional perks including a verified account checkmark.

目前在美国，X只向用户收取每月11美元的X高级订阅费用，并提供额外的福利，包括经过验证的账户勾选。