Nigeria, May 9 -- The discussion started after a user shared analytics data showing high impressions and engagement metrics but reported receiving $0.00 from X's creator payout programme.

The post drew responses from other users attempting to interpret the factors behind eligibility and payment outcomes.

One user, Joel (@MLSokoro), argued that impressions alone are insufficient for monetisation. He stated: "Either you got your impressions from being a reply guy or you plug your tweets somewhere to get impressions without caring if people engage or not. That's why your engagement rate is low, hence below minimum payouts."

He further explained that payouts depend on a combination of performance indicators:

"Impressions + engagement + e...