Overview
- Elon Musk agreed to pursue raising creator payments on X and said any changes must include rigorous enforcement against gaming the system.
- X head of product Nikita Bier replied that the team is on it and claimed a new method could eliminate 99% of fraud tied to payouts.
- Details on scale, timing, and how payouts would compare with YouTube have not been announced, leaving the plan at a public commitment stage.
- MrBeast cautioned that matching YouTube’s monetization will be very difficult, noting he has generated nine figures in ad revenue on a single YouTube channel.
- Coverage also notes X is testing a Visa‑backed peer‑to‑peer service called X Money, which could complement creator monetization as the platform expands into financial features.