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Musk May Charge $20 Monthly for Twitter Verification – Report
According to circulating reports, Twitter’s “Chief Twit” Elon Musk is set to introduce paid verification for the platform’s users. This is Musk’s first significant move since entering his new role at the company following the Twitter takeover. Musk finalized his Twitter purchase on October 27 and now, hardly 4 days later is doing some major restructuring.
Reports Claim Employees Must Comply or Be Fired
Musk is reportedly leaving little room for question as he moves forward with his plans for Twitter. One publication claims that Twitter employees must either comply with the change or exit their positions with the platform. Indeed, sources claim Twitter’s new CEO has set a deadline of Nov 7 which workers must meet or lose their jobs.
The Tesla billionaire intends to charge Twitter Blue users four times the previous cost. Twitter Blue is a monthly subscription that emerged last year and provides users with access to exclusive, premium features. One of the more recent rollouts allows users to edit tweets for up to 30 minutes after they go up.
However, under Musk’s leadership, the cost of the service will rise from $4.99 to $19.99.
Musk Revamps Verification Process
Notably, a subscription may be the only way users can verify their accounts on the social media platform and receive the verification badge. Users who have already received free verification on the platform have roughly 3 months to get aboard the new $20-a-month subscription. If they do not, the report claims Twitter will revoke their verification status.
Twitter’s blue verified badge allows users to know that an account with ties to a public entity was authentic. The platform’s verification badge lets users “that an account of public interest is authentic.”
In the months before the SpaceX CEO completed the Twitter purchase, he was quite vocal about his plans for the company. Indeed, Musk stated that he would conduct a full overhaul of Twitter’s verification process as well as its bots mitigation strategies. In a tweet on Sunday, Musk clarified that Twitter had entered the phase he had promised.
Users Say they Won’t Pay
Not long after he shared his plans to purchase the social media platform, Musk also dropped ideas to raise Twitter’s revenue. He proposed that the company impose a slight cost for “commercial/government users” although it would always remain free for casual users.
Online entrepreneur Jason Calacanis posted a poll yesterday asking followers how much they could shell out for a subscription. Musk found the results of the poll to be “interesting,” even as most respondents stated that they “wouldn’t pay.”
How much would you pay to be verified & get a blue check mark on Twitter?
— @jason (@Jason) October 31, 2022
Ex-Twitter COO Anthony Noto commented on the poll, saying most respondents were not sharing their true thoughts.
None of these answers are high enough. People will pay $49/mth & if they won’t they should not have been verified, to begin with.”
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