Twitter

Elon Musk says Twitter verification to cost $8 per month

Gelo Gonzales

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Elon Musk says Twitter verification to cost $8 per month

TWITTER CEO. A 3D printed Twitter logo is seen in front of a displayed photo of Elon Musk in this illustration taken October 27, 2022

Dado Ruvic/Reuters

People who pay the fee will also get priority in replies, mentions, and search, and will have the ability to post long videos and audio, says Elon Musk

MANILA, Philippines – New Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday, November 2, announced through a tweet that Twitter verification will cost $8 per month.

“Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” he tweeted, with “Blue” being a reference to the blue badge with a checkmark indicating a verified personality.

Elon Musk, prior to his ownership of Twitter, has floated the idea of providing verification on the platform through a fee.

Currently, the verification system has specific guidelines on who may be verified, and prevents individuals who have a history of platform manipulation or hateful activity from being verified. “The blue Verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic. To receive the blue badge, your account must be authentic, notable, and active,” Twitter’s page on verification guidelines states.

Musk lists other ideas in a thread. He said that the fee may be adjusted by country “proportionate to purchasing power parity.” The badge will come with other features including “priority in replies, mentions & search,” the “ability to post long video & audio,” and will reduce the ads shown to the user by half.

Publishers “willing to work with us” may have the fee revoked.

Musk also said that the fee will create a revenue stream that can be used to reward content creators. A secondary tag will also be created below the name of a public figure, according to Musk. – Rappler.com

Add a comment

Sort by

There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.

Summarize this article with AI

How does this make you feel?

Loading
Download the Rappler App!
Clothing, Apparel, Person

author

Gelo Gonzales

Gelo Gonzales is Rappler’s technology editor. He covers consumer electronics, social media, emerging tech, and video games.