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Elon Musk to Start Charging for Twitter Verification From Next Week?
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Elon Musk to Start Charging for Twitter Verification From Next Week?

[ad_1] Twitter aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week. Twitter Inc. aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week, part of a plan by new owner Elon Musk to fight fake accounts and squeeze revenue from the company he bought for $44 billion. The badges will be part of an $8-a-month subscription that could go live as early as Monday, according to people familiar with the plans. Users who already have a blue verification badge will have a multi-month grace period before they will either need to pay for the badge or lose it, said one of the people, who requested anonymity discussing plans that aren't public. The company also plans to expand access to its edit function. The edit feature, currently av...
Twitter Blue Price Is $8, Elon Musk Says
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Twitter Blue Price Is $8, Elon Musk Says

[ad_1] Elon Musk said the premium version of Twitter, called Blue, will cost $8 a month and will include a verified check mark for paying users’ accounts. Elon Musk said the premium version of Twitter, called Blue, will cost $8 a month and will include a verified check mark for paying users' accounts.Musk, who acquired the social network for $44 billion last week, said these Blue users would also get priority in replies, mentions and Twitter search, and half as many ads. They would also have the ability to bypass paywalls for “publishers willing to work with us,” he said on Twitter. Musk called Twitter Inc.'s current verification system, which applies a check mark to users and brands that may be at risk of getting impersonated, a “lords & peasants” system. “Power to the people!” h...