Launching Twitter blue badge subscription on Monday
After several delays since October by Elon Musk, Twitter announced that on Monday it will launch a new subscription system that includes blue badge verification.
Twitter Blue on the web will cost $8 per month and $11 per month for iOS devices. Subscription includes access to subscribers only features and the blue badge.
The company has made it clear that the blue badge is granted to subscribers after verifying and reviewing the account directly, and that the golden badge will be awarded to companies, and the gray badge will be granted to governmental and multilateral organizations.
Subscription benefits
To subscribe, there are benefits similar to the blue badge. The subscriber will be able to benefit from several benefits, which are:
- Edit tweets
- Post videos in high quality
- Reading mode
- Change their Twitter name or profile picture (if they do this, they will temporarily lose their blue badge until their account is reviewed again)
The decision came from company owner Elon Musk after subscribers who chose to pay $7.99 a month reported not being able to access Twitter Blue features.
The new payment system has damaged the reputation of companies and public figures after many users were able to impersonate well-known personalities. So the payment model proposed by billionaire Elon Musk has been put on hold.