The sole director of Twitter, Elon Musk, on Tuesday announced a slash of the Twitter verification fee from $20 per month to $8 per month.
This was disclosed in series ot tweets by Musk.
The billionaire listed the benefits of owning a paid verified handle as a priority in replies, mentions and searches, which he said will help defeat scams.
He also noted the fee would enable Twitter to reward content creators.
He wrote; “Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.''
“Price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity.''
“You will also get: – Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam – Ability to post long video & audio – Half as many ads.''
“And paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with us.''
“This will also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators.''
“There will be a secondary tag below the name for someone who is a public figure, which is already the case for politicians.”