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Sawyer Merritt@SawyerMerritt

𝕏 is officially discontinuing the Creator Revenue Share Program and replacing it with the Original Content Rewards Program. Starting Sept 8th, 2026, they will begin rolling out access for existing Revenue Sharing members to apply for the new program. Big changes are coming.

1.3K likes166 repliesPosted Aug 7, 2026

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