On Monday, we reported Elon’s plan to increase Twitter Blue subscription prices. The report also talked about Twitter Blue’s requirement for retaining the Blue verification badge. After the news broke, several people posted their opinions on Twitter. Not many people are happy with the decision to force Twitter Blue to all verified Twitter profiles.
Now Elon has finally confirmed that Twitter Blue will soon cost $8 per month and it will be mandatory for all verified profiles to get Twitter Blue if they want to keep their verification badge.
He also says that the current verification system is bull shit.
Musk claims that the new pricing will help the company open a new revenue stream as Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. He also claims that the new change will help the company get a way to support content creators. He already asked users if they want to bring back Vine.
It is still not confirmed if all Twitter Blue subscribers will also get a verification badge. A few media reports suggest the same. If this is true, the Blue verification badge will lose its value.
Twitter’s verification is more than just a Blue tick. It confirms the authenticity of a brand or person. In this way, it prevents Twitter Identity Theft. Although the Twitter verification process requires a government ID submission to prove the identity, it is not a 100% authentic process. Now when Twitter Blue subscribers also get a Blue verification badge, scammers may take the advantage of it to pretend to be some authentic person and get a verified profile by paying $8. I know the company may have considered this scenario. So, it will be interesting to see how Twitter fights against this.
Twitter will also add a few more features to make Twitter Blue worth the price. As of now, we get ad-free articles, a Bookmark folder, custom app icons, themes, custom navigation, undo tweet, edit tweet, top, articles, and readers mode with Twitter Blue. Let’s see what more features Twitter brings to make Twitter Blue interesting.
