As we know, previously the blue subscription cost 2.99 US Dollars a month, and later increased to 4.99 US Dollars earlier this year. But unfortunately, after Elon Musk ( Ceo of SpaceX and Tesla) acquired Twitter replacing Jack Dorsey. He has customized some of the the core functioning of Twitter. Recently, it came out that, Twitter users now need to pay a monthly fee of $7.99 (£7) under the order of its new CEO.
Users across the globe have seen being downcast regarding this new policy. In regards to counseling them, Elon musk shares a meme on his official social media platform showing people are happy while paying USD 8 for coffee at Starbucks but now complaining when they had to pay the same amount for the verification badge on Twitter.
Many of you might be curious about the reason behind the rise in the price of the subscription. So, let me explain to you, it was designed to help users to recognize authentic and influential users which include government figures, brands, sports stars, journalists, entertainment figures, and organizations. And also to raise the income of Twitter.
After the announcement of this move. The company has now started rolling out updates to the iOS app as a testing phase. For now, this feature is only available in limited regions like the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, and the UK. Furthermore, Elon Musk has also announced that this new subscription feature will further also be available in other countries such as India after a month.
This much for now, Let’s see what new update does new CEO of Twitter brings up in the coming days.! Till then stay connected to us. We will keep updating you if any hot news arrives on the market.
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