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The Future of Automated News on X
The pricing adjustment has sparked concern among publishers who rely on automation. Rivera noted that for many news organizations, the new structure creates a choice between paying hundreds of dollars in monthly API fees or reverting to manual posting.
This development is the latest chapter in the ongoing tension between X and news publishers regarding link visibility—a debate that previously saw the platform briefly remove headlines from link previews before eventually rolling back the change.