Twitter rolls out changes for some users ahead of launching new paid verification system

Twitter began rolling retired changes to its level for immoderate users connected Saturday successful mentation for the motorboat of its revamped subscription work Twitter Blue.

Updates outlined successful the App Store confirmed that users volition beryllium capable to acquisition Twitter Blue and person a bluish checkmark for $7.99 per month. The updates are listed arsenic disposable for users successful the U.S., Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand, according to the statement successful the Apple online store.

Esther Crawford, manager of merchandise absorption astatine the societal media company, said successful a bid of tweets that the caller mentation of the subscription work isn't disposable for everyone yet, but a "small aboriginal group" whitethorn spot updates to the platform.

"The caller Blue isn't unrecorded yet — the sprint to our motorboat continues but immoderate folks whitethorn spot america making updates due to the fact that we are investigating and pushing changes successful real-time," she wrote. "The Twitter squad is legendary.  New Blue… coming soon!"

Elon Musk, who became the caller proprietor of Twitter connected Oct. 28, has laid retired a bid of ideas for a caller idiosyncratic verification process for Twitter, which he acquired for $44 billion.

In an earlier thread of tweets, Musk criticized the existent system, which gives a bluish checkmark, oregon verification, to notable users like politicians, members of the press, executives and organizations. Historically, the checkmark has fto readers cognize that the relationship is legitimate. Other societal networks, like Meta's Facebook and Instagram, person akin verification systems.

Musk said helium plans to springiness "power to the people" by offering verification to anyone connected the level done Twitter Blue for $8 a month. He said subscribers volition get precedence successful mentions, replies and search, person fractional arsenic galore ads and volition beryllium capable to tweet agelong videos and audio.

Those changes were confirmed Saturday successful the updated App Store listing. The updated mentation of the app besides promised Blue members "a amended speechmaking experience" and "early entree to prime caller features."

Musk said successful a tweet Saturday that Twitter Blue volition rotation retired worldwide erstwhile it is confirmed to beryllium moving successful the archetypal acceptable of countries.

The changes travel an earlier report from The Verge that said the Musk was considering charging arsenic overmuch arsenic $19.99 per period for the subscription. Twitter employees moving connected the task were reportedly told they had until Nov. 7 to motorboat the feature, oregon hazard being fired, according to the report.

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