Elon Musk’s Twitter account is seen on a smartphone in front of the Twitter logo on April 15, 2022. (Reuters photo)
Twitter Inc will charge US$8 a month for its Blue service, which includes its sought-after “verified” badge, new boss Elon Musk said on Tuesday as he seeks to boost subscriptions and make the social media network less reliant on ads.
“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” Musk said in a tweet, adding that the price will be adjusted by “country proportionate to purchasing power parity.”
A blue check mark next to a person’s user name on the social media platform means Twitter has confirmed that the account belongs to…
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