X adds Promote button in composer, letting users pay to boost posts at publish time
tekbog · x · 2026-11-03
X has quietly added a Promote option right next to the Post button in its composer, letting users turn a post into a paid promoted post at publish time. The poster jokes this is the revenue-boosting move the X team shipped after Nikita Bier's departure.
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