Guides by platform
X guides
How X works, how it earns, what it takes to launch a platform like it, and how it compares.
Articles
Subscriptions and paywalls12 min
X Verification and Paid Tiers: How the Model Works
How does X verification work? See how X Premium tiers, the checkmark and ID verification fit together, and how to design a paid tier ladder of your own.
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Content moderation12 min
Community Notes Explained: Crowd Moderation for a Feed
Community notes how it works: contributors, ratings, the bridging ranking and note statuses, plus how a smaller network could run crowd context notes.
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Commission and creator payouts12 min
How X Creator Payouts Work and How to Design Your Own
X creator revenue sharing explained: Original Content Rewards, Creator Subscriptions, and a design checklist for paying creators on your own network.
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Brand versus brand12 min
X vs Bluesky vs Threads: Which Network Model Wins
X vs Bluesky vs Threads compared as business and governance models: revenue, identity, moderation and federation, with lessons for a niche network.
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