According to a report from Bloomberg that cites internal sources, Twitter might start charging verified accounts next Monday. Accounts will reportedly be given a grace period — one alleged to be 90 days long — before they have to cough up the $8 monthly fee. Twitter is reportedly working on an annual plan, as well, which is rumored to cost $99 each year. As such, that wouldn’t represent a discount, making the figure suspect.
Bloomberg journalist Kurt Wagner also shared screenshots that show the difference between verified accounts that have, and haven’t, paid the Twitter Blue subscription fee. The only change will be an “Official account” label right below the username on the profile page, it seems. Verified accounts that fail to pay the fee will lose the blue checkmark privilege.
A possible sneak peek of what the new verification badge might look like? Left is how it looks on the public Twitter app (blue check only). Right is how it looks like on Twitter’s internal app (“official accountâ€) https://t.co/2BL26DxgiP pic.twitter.com/2JXEUczXJl
— Kurt Wagner (@KurtWagner8) November 3, 2022
Musk says the price of the Twitter Blue subscription will be adjusted on a regional basis, with the adjustment based on the purchasing power of users in each market. It is clear that Musk is now selling the verified badge, which earlier was offered free of cost, but only after a rigorous assessment of its importance and influence. Interestingly, the official Twitter Verification help page still mentions that “Twitter does not sell the blue Verification badge,” though it’s safe to assume employees may not have the morale to bother with updating it.
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