'Blue tick' fee report | Onus on Twitter to stop spread of misinformation: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
The Hindu
According to media reports, Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, is planning to charge users $19.99 (over ₹1,600) for the new Twitter Blue subscription
Twitter is abuzz with reports that users will have to shell out a $20 fee for the ‘blue tick’, which authenticates the identity of the account holder, and a failure pay the amount will result in the coveted status being withdrawn.
Refuting the reports, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar told ANI, “I do not think this is true. This is a challenge for Twitter. They need to see how this miscommunication is being circulated on the platform. I do not think such reports are true.”
According to media reports, Elon Musk, the new CEO of Twitter, is planning to charge users $19.99 (over ₹1,600) for the new Twitter Blue subscription that brings extra features like edit and undo tweets.
Under the current plan, verified users would have 90 days to subscribe or lose their blue checkmark. Employees working on the project were told that they need to meet a deadline of November 7 to launch the feature or they will be fired.
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The particular report comes a day after Mr. Musk, in a tweet, mentioned that Twitter will revise its user verification process. However, he did not reveal any detail related to the charges.”Whole verification process is being revamped right now”, he tweeted.
The Twitter Blue subscription launched widely almost a year ago as a way to view ad-free articles from some publishers and make other tweaks to the app, such as a different colour home screen icon.
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