- Bloomberg reports that Twitter may begin charging blue verification badges for their services as soon as next week.
- It will be included in a subscription plan, which costs $8 per month.
- After his $44 billion acquisition, Elon Musk is moving fast to generate revenue at Twitter.
Twitter will soon begin charging blue verification badges. BloombergAccording to reports, Thursday’s announcement was made by people who are familiar with the plans.
The badges — a scallop-edged round blue icon with a white tick in the center — will be part of a subscription plan that costs $8 monthly, Bloomberg reported. The news outlet said that Twitter users who have been verified will have several months to either start paying for the status, or lose it.
Elon Musk’s $44 billion purchase of Twitter has seen him move quickly to find a buyer. There are many ways to make money on the social media platform. The move to charge for blue verification badges – if implemented —would come less a month after Musk’s acquisition.
Twitter is working on more than just charging verification. A new featureThat will allow content creators charge viewers for their videos. The Washington Post reportedTuesday
Here are some verified users currently, including the bestselling author Stephen King,Twitter plans to charge users for this status. But Musk — whose Twitter bio currently reads “Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator” — has He doubled down on his stance.Say it: Twitter must be “Pay the bills somewhere!”
On Wednesday, Musk Twitter a memeA person is seen smiling at the $8 price tag on a Starbucks coffee and crying when they see it on a Twitter verification badge.
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
Musk described the current policy for user verification as one that divides “lords & peasants.”He said that the new system would allow for verification charges to be added. “Destroy the bots”If the account engages in spamming or other scams, it will be removed from your paid account.
On Wednesday, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-CortezMusk’s latest victim was Sheryl Sandberg, who hit out at Twitter’s subscription program. Musk mocked her for being “a billionaire earnestly trying sell people on the notion that free speech is actually an $8/mo membership plan.”
Musk tweeted that AOC had been supportive, but that she would still need to pay $8 for her verified status.
—Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 2, 2022
Bloomberg reported that Twitter will not only charge for verification but also open its edit function up to all Twitter users at no cost. Bloomberg reported that Twitter is also planning to make the feature free for all users. It is now available to Twitter BlueUsers who pay $4.99 per month. Bloomberg reports that the change could come as soon as this week.
Twitter Blue is currently available only in the US, Canada and Australia.
Twitter did not respond immediately to Insider’s request of comment that was sent outside of normal business hours.
