twitter making everyone pay for a signer now

Paying has become the only solution to avoid spam bots.

I actually think this makes spam bots easier?

Paying $100k / year for 100k accounts for a motivated entity is cheap, especially if these accounts will now have a strong not-a-bot signal

You can do a lot with 100k accounts

biotech software engineer // farcaster OG // fid 589

Yes, the point you raised makes a lot of sense. While paying can provide a method to resist spam bots, it may not be a perfect solution for some motivated entities. They might be willing to pay a relatively small fee to acquire a large number of accounts and continue with spamming.

Therefore, ensuring that there are other effective control measures in place is also crucial to enable social media platforms to effectively address the issue of spam bots.