"The new pricing increased costs from $0.01 per link to $0.20. These changes are designed to drive healthier developer behavior and curb vectors of misuse."
"Techmeme stopped adding links to the original articles in its posts on X this week, stating, 'Visit Techmeme dot com for the link and full context!'"
"Techmeme said that the price increase was one of the reasons to remove links, which it said may return later, citing a Nieman Lab study that noted links resulted in dropped engagement."
"X's head of product, Nikita Bier, refuted the study's results, claiming that the accounts covered were 'habitual headline+link posters' that posted no additional context."
Social network X has raised the cost of posting links through its API from $0.01 to $0.20, aiming to reduce spam and misuse. This price hike has led some publications, like Techmeme, to stop including links in their posts, citing the increased costs and a study indicating that links decrease engagement. Techmeme has stated that links may return in the future, but they are currently exploring alternatives. X's head of product disputed the study's findings, suggesting that the accounts analyzed lacked additional context in their posts.
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