Twitter to introduce monthly payment for verified profiles

«Blue ticks» Twitter’s blue ticks, which have been the object of desire for many social network users, will soon be available for $ 20 per month. The platform will expand the capabilities of the Twitter Blue premium mode, and paid verification will become part of its functionality. «The whole verification process is being revamped,» Musk tweeted on Sunday.

The whole verification process is being revamped right now

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 30, 2022

Existing verified users have 90 days to sign up for Twitter Blue, otherwise they will lose their ticks. Employees working on the Twitter Blue update were informed on Sunday that a new premium subscription must be made by November 7, otherwise all developers will be fired.

Since the acquisition of Twitter, Musk has been rapidly downsizing. Starting with the company’s management, he removed CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Seg, Chief Legal and Policy Officer Vijay Gadde, and General Counsel Sean Edgett.

Over the weekend, it Binance-dopomozhe-ilonu-masku-pravylno-modernizuvaty-twitter/">became known that the cryptocurrency exchange Binance is creating an internal unit to help Twitter fight bot accounts using blockchain technology. «The team is actively engaging with Elon Musk and discussing possible strategies that can help the new owner of Twitter realize his vision,» the crypto exchange said.