Musk Pays Nigerian Twitter Influencers and Content Creators
Some content creators on the social media platform, X, formerly known as Twitter, yesterday, woke up to receive payments for ads displayed on their feeds by the company.
The payment, which started in the United States of America last month, saw Nigerian users display various sums received from the micro-blogging platform.
The company announced the programme’s extension to global users at the end of July.
As such, with this, verified users in Nigeria and across other countries, who have met the threshold of impressions on their content, are now getting paid.
Many of the content creators, who have received the payout also took to the microblogging site to show their appreciation to the platform owner, Elon Musk.
According to them, Musk has given them a reason to remain on the platform and to continue creating engaging content.
The payout means that many who had decided not to pay for the blue badge but continuously post content that gets good impressions will now be motivated to pay for the subscriptions, which costs N3, 560 per month.
To be eligible for payment, users must have been verified or subscribed to Twitter Blue to be eligible for payment.
Besides, creators must have at least five million impressions on their posts every three months. They are also expected to pass a human review for Creator Monetisation Standards.
Users are also expected to have at least 500 followers and a Stripe account for payment.
Accordingly, eligible users will be able to join and set up payments from within the monetisation section of the app. This is found in the side menu on iOS and Android, and the overflow menu on the web.
“Once you click “join and set up payouts” you will be redirected to our payment processor, Stripe, to set up an account to receive your share.
“This Stripe account will be where you will be able to transfer funds to your external bank account. Once you opt-in, you will receive payouts at a regular cadence, so long as you have generated more than $50.”
X said it might modify or cancel the Program at any time in its sole discretion, including for business, financial, or legal reasons.
“X reserves the right to accept or revoke your participation in this ads revenue share program in its sole discretion, including for business, financial, or legal reasons. Please ensure you comply with the Ads Revenue Program Terms,” the company stated.
Meanwhile, some creators, Musk credited, have continued to jubilate. For example, Big Ayo, with the handle @47kasz, who got N430, 960.74, greeted Elon Musk with a friendly “Good morning.” “Well, Good Morning Elon Musk.”
Solomon Buchi, with the handle @Solomon_Buchi, while confirming his payment, expressed the delight of being rewarded for voicing his opinions.
“I got paid by Twitter, now known as X. I Twitter my opinions, commentators, views, and people are blessed, however, it’s also nice to be paid for it,” he added.
Abazz, a verified user, expressed his gratitude to Musk. He was paid N220,345.65, stated: “Woke up to receive an alert, Thank you Elon.”
Renowned Nigerian musician David Adeleke (Davido) @davido, joined the conversation humorously asking: “Where dem dey put the money?
Source: The Guardian
