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Twitter To Start Charging $20 a Month for Verification

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Twitter To Start Charging $20 a Month for Verification

Twitter To Start Charging $20 a Month for Verification

Twitter To Start , Charging $20 a Month , for Verification.

The Verge reports that Twitter's new owner, Elon Musk, is already putting changes into motion.

Sources tell The Verge that Twitter will soon charge $19.99 for its Twitter Blue subscription.

It's currently $4.99.

The new Twitter Blue subscription will provide additional features, including verification.

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Once implemented, verified users will have 90 days to subscribe to the new plan or they'll lose their verification status.

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The Verge reports that Twitter employees were told that they need to launch the new Twitter Blue subscription by Nov.

7 or they'll be fired.

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The Verge reports that Twitter employees were told that they need to launch the new Twitter Blue subscription by Nov.

7 or they'll be fired.

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Musk also reportedly plans to lay off employees who haven't helped with the code base recently.

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The Verge reports that Musk would like to see subscriptions make up half of Twitter's overall revenue.

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The Verge reports that Musk would like to see subscriptions make up half of Twitter's overall revenue.


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