5 outlets·5 reports
X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
X announced that its Revenue Sharing program will end on September 7, and it will be replaced by an Original Content Rewards program that pays creators only for original content. Existing members of the former program must apply to join the new rewards system. The change is described as a shift from the “misaligned” revenue-sharing model to the new original-content-focused initiative.
Written from all 5 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- TechMeme·X announces the Original Content Rewards Program and says it will discontinue Revenue Sharing on September 7; existing members must apply for the new program (@xcreators)
- Engadget·X is replacing revenue sharing with a new original content rewards program
- The Next Web·X shuts down revenue sharing on September 7. The replacement only pays for original content.
- TechCrunch·X replaces ‘misaligned’ revenue sharing program with Original Content Rewards
X's Revenue Sharing program is ending. Original Content Rewards will replace it.
- The Verge·X replaces its revenue-sharing program with ‘Original Content Rewards’