X I took a closer look at this policy today. Its original intention is to target the trend of accounts located in various countries trying to cash in on Western traffic, but for Chinese-speaking users, the situation is a bit more complicated due to objective reasons. In short: The new policy rewards the combination of 'local accounts + local readers.' When these two overlap, reader weight increases, and the blogger's exposure/earnings ratio improves. I mentioned in a previous tweet that users in mainland China are the largest group in the world accessing Twitter via VPNs. It’s unavoidable due to the national situation. Most people use VPNs, often with auto-selected fastest nodes, so traffic sources remain quite scattered. So, it’s not just about where a Chinese Twitter blogger sets their VPN; it also depends on whether their readers’ VPNs overlap with theirs. Additionally, you have to consider how many native Chinese readers are in the country (they’re the clean bonus group). Nikita made it very clear: 'Of course, you can keep commenting on U.S. politics; we just won’t pay for that kind of content overseas.' The biggest traffic on Chinese Twitter is nothing more than political commentary, adult content, and now increasingly AI-related stuff, followed by crypto content. Based on @nikitabier’s current policy, I think everyone’s income will decrease to some extent, since random VPNs dilute the traffic. It’s unclear if they’ll create a separate policy for Chinese Twitter users in the future, given that VPNs inherently create noise. Maybe they’ll just set up a separate pool for Chinese users to play in. That said, this policy only affects the salary Musk pays out; it doesn’t impact traffic. If you’re not relying on those few bucks to get by, the impact is limited, so no need to worry too much.