The verification feature for Twitter Pay is rolling out again on Monday. It was stopped last month after impersonators flooded in.
It’s still $8 per month — but there’s now an additional $11 fee for those using the Twitter app on Apple devices.
Twitter owner Elon Musk has previously said in tweets that he is angry with Apple’s commission fees on in-app purchases.
Additional features of Twitter Blue include an edit button.
This has long been a feature requested by many Twitter users, although there are others who argue that it increases the chances of misinformation spreading if a tweet is widely shared. is changed after
Blue Tick subscribers will also see fewer ads, have their tweets amplified more than others, and be able to post and watch longer, better-quality videos, the platform says.
BlueTick was previously used as a badge of authenticity as a verification tool for high-profile accounts. It was given away for free by Twitter – but only the firm itself decided who would get it.
Mr. Musk says it was unfair.
Those who had a blue tick in the previous regime are still there, but now some of those users also have a message that appears when the tick is pressed saying that the account is a “legacy verified account” and ” May or may not be remarkable.”
However, according to Twitter’s own account, these checkmarks will eventually be replaced by gold (for businesses) or gray (for others such as officials) badges.
Under the new system, subscribers who change their name or display a photo will lose their blue tick until the account is reviewed by Twitter.
Fake accounts
The service got off to a chaotic start in November, when people started impersonating big brands and celebrities and paying for BlueTick badges to make them look authentic.
Many pretended to be Elon Musk himself.
In one instance, a user claiming to be the US pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly tweeted that “Insulin is free”, causing the real firm’s share price to fall – however, Eli Lilly has agreed that Insulin prices can be really low.
Having said that, anecdotally, many accounts seem to take the opportunity to subscribe for legitimate reasons.
Twitter Changes
Elon Musk has made several big changes since taking over after buying Twitter for $44 billion (£38 billion) at the end of October.
He said the firm was operating at a loss of $4 million a day, and needed to become profitable.
It has laid off about half its workforce, introduced bedrooms at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco for remaining staff working long hours, and reinstated controversial banned accounts, which Rapper Ye (Kanye West), former US President Donald Trump and inspiration Andrew Tate.
Mr. Musk also said that Twitter accounts that have been inactive for a certain period of time will be deleted. This has sparked frustration among people who say they value the accounts of loved ones who have died.
Film director Rod Lowry tweeted that he was “heartbroken” by the loss of his late son Hunter.
Unlike Facebook, Twitter users cannot nominate someone to take control of their account after their death, although state officials can contact the firm with requests.
