X Introduces Big, Promising Revamp of Its Program for Paying Content Creators
X is attempting to fix that problem where your timeline is choked with the same content, especially spammy videos from YouTube or TikTok, that just cycles over and over. It was originally overly weighted toward the haves in the attention economy, and one early tweak lowered the required number of impressions for eligibility from 15 million in the last three months to a mere 5 million. But since it was always structured to reward engagement, it incentivized various kinds of naughtiness.
- ▪X is attempting to fix that problem where your timeline is choked with the same content, especially spammy videos from YouTube or TikTok, that just cycles over and over.
- ▪It was originally overly weighted toward the haves in the attention economy, and one early tweak lowered the required number of impressions for eligibility from 15 million in the last three months to a mere 5 million.
- ▪But since it was always structured to reward engagement, it incentivized various kinds of naughtiness.
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| Publication time | Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:36:15 +0000 |
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X is attempting to fix that problem where your timeline is choked with the same content, especially spammy videos from YouTube or TikTok, that just cycles over and over. It’s calling the new plan its Original Content Rewards Program, and—God help me—it sounds promising.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000796227","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"social-media","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"social-media","TAGS":"monetization,social-media,x-the-everything-app","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); The existing revenue-sharing program is now closed to new applicants, and will sunset…
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