Elon Musk: Twitter Blue to Increase Price to $8 Monthly—Verification Requirement, New Features

Elon Musk shared with the world the new parameters of Twitter Blue, the social media's famed subscription service for premium features available to the public. Its latest update includes a price increase that will cost users $8 per month, and it will be the new requirement for all to have their profiles verified with the blue check, mostly known for influencers and famed personalities.

Additionally, this price increase comes with several perks alongside it, including longer videos and media, as well as fewer ads to see on the platform.

Elon Musk: New Twitter Blue Subscription Price

There is a new update to Twitter Blue from the Chief Twit and new owner of the short word social media, Elon Musk, and it is the price increase for the subscription service coming for all. According to Musk's latest tweet, there would be a change to the verification system on the platform, and it will all go under the Blue service that will require $8 monthly payments.

The tech CEO is changing the "lords and peasants" experience by having the blue checkmark that signifies the verification on the platform to legitimize the account and identity. He further said that this old system is "bull***t," claiming that this new price increase and system are "power to the people."

Twitter Blue Subscription New Features

Alongside the new price increase for Twitter Blue are new features that the Chief Twit announced for all, with its price adjusted by country proportionate for the service.

New features include the following:

• Priority in replies, mentions, and searches to combat spam and scams on the platform
• Longer videos and audio uploads
• Reduced ads are seen on the platform by half
• Paywall bypass for publishers

The new subscription system will center on revenue, which Musk claimed will soon reward streamers and content creators on the platform, furthering monetization. It will also add a secondary line for public figures and politicians that will further clarify their Twitter accounts.

Elon Musk and Twitter

Over the past week, there has been a lot of uncertainty behind the Twitter deal as the deadline is nearing for the Tesla CEO to deliver on his acquisition of the company and complete its purchase. On Wednesday, October 26, Musk decided to go to the Twitter headquarters in San Fransisco to make a meme, and this also signified his confirmation that he is pushing through with the deal.

Musk's meme told the world that he is purchasing Twitter, and is letting that fact be known to the public and let it "sink in" that he is purchasing the platform from its previous management.

For a long time now, Musk has advertised that he will change Twitter for the better, saying that it will allow people to express their opinions and voices unequivocally. However, the tech CEO clarified that it would not center on advertisers and their content that would run rampant on the platform, and would still regulate the ads that will pop up on social media.

Chief Twit has spoken, and there would be changes to the Twitter Blue subscription experience moving forward, with his new direction for social media moving forward. Verified users would need to subscribe to the feature to retain their blue check on their profiles, along with additional perks to come.

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Written by Isaiah Richard