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April 13, 2026
Bier wrote Saturday that '[a]ll aggregators had their payouts reduced to 60% this cycle' and said they'll see another 20% reduction in the next pay cycle. He also said the Elon Musk-owned social network will be reducing payments for 'habitual bait posters who use ''BREAKING' on every post.' 'It became abundantly clear: flooding the timeline with 100 stolen reposts and clickbait everyday crowded-out real creators and hurt new author growth,' Bier said, adding, 'X will never infringe on speech or reach ' but we will not compensate for manipulation of the program or our users.' Dominick McGee, who posts under the name Dom Lucre, wrote, '''BREAKING ['] I was the first creator demonetized on this platform and I was for an entire year. I got it back and just lost it without any insight. How could this be possible' I am one of the hardest working creators on X.' McGee's account has 1.6 million followers on X. He first became popular for posting conspiracy theories related to the 2020... learn more