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| Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter |
Twitter Inc. has started rolling out its $8 monthly membership for its Blue service and verified check mark, days after owner Elon Musk suggested the idea of a new verification system.
The version notes for Twitter's most recent update, which went live on Saturday, indicated that users would receive the coveted blue checkmark next to their profile after paying the $8 monthly charge, just like it does for public figures, organisations, and celebrities.
Twitter further stated that users would be able to post longer videos and receive preferred placement in comments, mentions, and searches thanks to the new verification system. The business added that it would limit the number of advertisements users saw on the network.
The most recent upgrade demonstrates Mr Musk’s rapid transformation of the social media company he recently purchased. In the week after acquiring legal control, the billionaire fired over half of the site’s employees, as well as the majority of its top executives.
Mr Musk is believed to have championed the Twitter Blue subscription plan as a strategy to address the social media platform’s dwindling revenue.
Prime 9ja Online reported in October that Mr Musk planned to make verification a Twitter Blue feature and raise the subscription service’s cost to a monthly $20 mandatory fee required for verified users to retain their blue tick badge.
However, the billionaire later reduced the subscription fee to $8 to allow more users access to the Twitter Blue features.