Twitter Blue Tick: On reports that Twitter is charging USD 20 per month for post-verification badges ‘blue ticks’, Minister of State for Information Technology (IT) Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the microblogging platform has not confirmed it. He said that any comment on this can be made only after knowing the actual situation from Twitter.
What did the Minister of State for IT say
Chandrashekhar said, “Twitter has not said this. Someone has run this news. It has not been confirmed by Twitter. Let them say what they have to say and then we will comment. I will not interfere on guesswork.” can do.” The minister was asked to comment on reports that Twitter is considering charging a fee for the coveted ‘blue tick mark’ that verifies the identities of its users. The government made it clear that it sees social media companies as partners in ensuring secure and reliable internet for Indians.
Twitter’s blue tick users will have to pay
Elon Musk, the chief executive officer (CEO) of electric car maker Tesla Inc., on Friday completed the acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion. There are reports that Twitter will now charge $ 20 from verified users with blue ticks, which will have to be paid every month. According to some reports, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk will soon launch the ‘Pay for Play’ verification system on Twitter, after which users will have to pay $ 20 per month for the verified blue tick. 20 dollars in Indian rupees will be about 1646 rupees.
The claim of a charge amounting to $ 20 in the news
Twitter plans to charge $19.99 per month for verifying users. According to The Verge, company owner Elon Musk has asked employees to implement his plan to introduce payment verification on the platform within a time frame or leave the company. The report said that verified consumers will have 90 days to get a subscription under the existing plan to have the blue tick checkmark.
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