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Instagram to follow Twitter’s path! Know what’s coming to you

5Feb

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Instagram to follow Twitter’s path! Know what’s coming to you

[ad_1] After billionaire Elon Musk took control of Twitter, several changes were made to the app, one of which is a $8 subscription for Twitter Blue. And now, Instagram is likely to follow the path of Twitter. The online photo sharing app is reportedly planning to bring a paid subscription model for its users. According to leakster and reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, Instagram is working on a subscription plan which includes the blue badge. “Instagram is working on a subscription plan which includes the blue badge," he said on Twitter. According to a report by Live Mint, Paluzzi also shared screenshots in the app's code with TechCrunch. The screenshots include a line that says “IG_NME_PAID_BLUE_BADGE_IDV" and “FB_NME_PAID_BLUE_BADGE_IDV." While one can explicitly see wo...

Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month; launches annual web plan

20Jan

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Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month; launches annual web plan

[ad_1] Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would price Twitter Blue subscription for Android at $11 per month - the same as for iOS subscribers - while offering a cheaper annual plan for web users when compared to monthly charges. The blue check mark - previously free for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures - will now be open to anyone prepared to pay. It was rolled out last year to help Twitter grow revenue as owner Elon Musk fights to retain advertisers. Google's Android users will be able to purchase Twitter Blue's monthly subscription for $11, the same price as for Apple's iOS users, Twitter said on its website. The higher pricing for Android users is likely to offset fees charged by Android's Google Play Store, like App...

Twitter offers new annual plan for subscription service

19Jan

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Twitter offers new annual plan for subscription service

[ad_1] Twitter to offer a new annual plan for subscription service. This will be a discounted price compared to its monthly price. Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it was offering an annual plan for its subscription service called Twitter Blue, which includes its sought-after "verified" badge, at a discount to its monthly price. Users can subscribe to the service for an annual price of $84, instead of a monthly subscription price of $8 on the web and $11 on Apple devices. The discount would be available in countries including United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, Twitter said. Since billionaire Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter for $44 billion last year, he has brought changes to the company including new subscription plans for Twitter Blue. The b...

Big changes on Twitter! 60 minute videos, View Count are here

23Dec

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Big changes on Twitter! 60 minute videos, View Count are here

[ad_1] Twitter is rolling out big changes to its platform as you read this. Check out the new features. Twitter continues to be involved in controversy under Elon Musk's leadership ever other day. In the midst of all that's Elon, Twitter has rolled out two new features that could help content creators to a larger extent. One of them is called View Count and the other one is related to long videos. The feature is live across Twitter on web for the 60-minute video length while the View Count is live on all platforms as of now.The first feature is related to long videos on Twitter. If you have subscribed to Twitter Blue, you will now be able to upload 60-minute long videos. On its Twitter Blue page, Twitter says that subscribers can now upload up to 60-minute long videos. This is a great...

Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle

12Dec

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Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle

[ad_1] Twitter would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday. The blue checkmark was originally given to companies, celebrities, government entities and journalists verified by the platform. After Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in October, he launched a service granting blue checks to suspended the service days after its launch. The relaunched service will cost $8 a month for web users and $11 a month for iPhone users. Twitter says subs...

12Dec

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Twitter Blue relaunching today; subscribe on iPhone for $11

[ad_1] Twitter Blue will be relaunching on Monday. You can subscribe to it on the web for $8 per month or on the iPhone (iOS) for $11 per month. Twitter Blue will be relaunching on Monday, December 12 with increase in its prices for the iPhone users. In order to get the blue check mark you will now have to pay $8 per month for Twitter Blue web subscription. While on iPhone or iOS devices it is available for $11 per month. Informing about the same, Twitter tweeted on Sunday, "we're relaunching @TwitterBlue on Monday – subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark."Once you subscribe for Twitter Blue with a verified phone number and it is approved, you will get a blue checkmark next to your name. Other than ...

9Dec

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Twitter ads to change after fiasco

[ad_1] Twitter will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing certain keywords. Twitter Inc will roll out new controls as soon as next week to let companies prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing certain keywords, the social media platform told advertisers in an email on Thursday. The new controls are part of Twitter's effort to reassure and lure back advertisers that have pulled ads off the platform since it was purchased in October by billionaire Elon Musk, amid reports from civil rights groups that hate speech has risen since the acquisition and after several banned or suspended accounts were reinstated. Twitter earns nearly 90% of its revenue from selling digital ads...

Elon Musk Warned by EU Official to Keep Putin Propaganda Off Twitter

1Dec

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Elon Musk Warned by EU Official to Keep Putin Propaganda Off Twitter

[ad_1] Elon Musk risks giving a helping hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Elon Musk risks giving a helping hand to Russian President Vladimir Putin if Twitter Inc.'s recent staff cuts prevent the platform from rooting out propaganda about the war in Ukraine, one of the European Union's top officials warned. Failing to take on fake or misleading content online could “lead to the very quick abuse” of Twitter, European Commission Vice President Vera Jourova, who's spearheading efforts to tackle online disinformation, said in an interview with Bloomberg. This includes making sure the platform doesn't become a hub for Russian propaganda. “By not acting actively against the propaganda, which means to remove the pieces of propaganda, the disinformation, then you are actively sup...

Twitter blue verified set to launch on Apple’s iOS app – Information

30Nov

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Twitter blue verified set to launch on Apple’s iOS app – Information

[ad_1] Twitter Inc's Blue verified service is scheduled to roll out on Friday, but only on Apple's iOS mobile software, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person briefed on the plans. Twitter Inc's Blue verified service is scheduled to roll out on Friday, but only on Apple's iOS mobile software, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person briefed on the plans. As Twitter plans to launch the subscription offering via an update to Twitter's iOS app, it needs Apple's approval as part of the standard app review process, the report said, adding that the company would update its Android app later. Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. This comes a day after new owner Elon Musk accused Apple of threatening to block the Twitter from i...

27Nov

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Twitter CEO Musk says user signups at all-time high, touts features of everything app

[ad_1] Twitter CEO Elon Musk says new user signups to the platform are at an "all-time high", as he struggles with a mass exodus. Twitter Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk says new user signups to the social media platform are at an "all-time high", as he struggles with a mass exodus of advertisers and users fleeing to other platforms over concerns about verification and hate speech. Signups were averaging over two million per day in the last seven days as of Nov. 16, up 66% compared to the same week in 2021, Musk said in a tweet late on Saturday. He also said that user active minutes were at a record high, averaging nearly 8 billion active minutes per day in the last seven days as of Nov. 15, an increase of 30% in comparison to the same week last year. Hate speech impersonations d...