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These days Twitter is all over the news. The social media platform has become Elon Musks’ most recent investment making him the owner.
That also means he’s running the show over at Twitter. As we’ve already seen through his abrupt employee layoffs, he’s making cuts where he can save money. He’s also introduced several features that may further monetize content on the app.
Take a Twitter Blue Account or Don’t
Speaking of money, the latest change that Musk wants to make to Twitter is combining that little blue check mark for verified users into the Twitter Blue subscription. Instead of blue check marks being unattainable for some, now users can decide to pay $8 per month.
Elon Musk tweeted about this change on November 1st, here’s what he had to say.
Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022
For those of you who already have a blue check mark, you have 90 days to sign up with Twitter Blue or you’re not going to have a check mark anymore. Currently, the Twitter Blue subscription costs $4.99 for a set of premium features.
Price Hike For Verified Users
If you are a verified user than the recent announcement of a price hike can be frustrating to hear. In terms of price hike’s its look like Twitter Blue is going to skyrocket to $19.99 per month, reports The Verge.
The reason for such a jump in price is Musk’s push to create the Twitter Blue subscription as an all-encompassing premium subscription. His main reason for this is to weed out the bots and ensure that users are real people.
All in all, Twitter users with check marks have a decision to make, to keep or not to keep.
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