Twitter will relaunch a new version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday.
Users can subscribe to the new service, which will allow users to edit tweets, upload 1080p videos and receive blue checkmark post account verification, for $8 per month via the web, the company said. via Apple iOS for $11 a month.
Twitter has not explained why Apple users are being charged more than others on the web, but media reports have suggested the company is looking into ways to eliminate the fees it charges in the App Store. .
Twitter initially launched Twitter Blue in early November before putting it on hold as fake accounts grew. It was then scheduled to relaunch on November 29 but was pushed back.
Elon Musk, who took Twitter private in November for $44 billion, filed various grievances with Apple in a series of tweets last month, including 30 for in-app purchases from software developers by the iPhone maker. Charges a percentage fee. He then accused Apple of threatening to block Twitter from its app store and said the iPhone maker had stopped advertising on the social media platform.
However, after a subsequent meeting with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, he tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from Apple’s App Store has been cleared up.
Both Twitter and Apple did not respond to JEE News request for comment.
The move was likely a pushback against Apple’s 30 percent cut on any payments made by users through apps on the iOS operating system, the report said.
Lower prices on the website were also likely to drive more users to the platform as opposed to signing up on their iPhones, the report said. It did not say whether there will be a price change for the Android platform as well.
However, after a subsequent meeting with Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook, he tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from Apple’s App Store has been cleared up.
Both Twitter and Apple did not respond to JEE News request for comment.
The coveted blue mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, celebrities, journalists and other public figures. But a subscription option, open to anyone willing to pay, was launched earlier this week to boost Twitter’s revenue as Musk fights to retain advertisers.
Twitter halted its recently announced $8 Blue Check subscription service because of an increase in fake accounts. The change comes a week after Musk took over the social media company.
