After the $44 billion Twitter takeover by Elon Musk, a slew of changes has been introduced
Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter
Elon Musk announced that verified Twitter users with a 'blue tick’ would have to pay monthly for the feature. He tweeted, “Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.”
Twitter Blue Tick Price
Musk said that the price would be reworked in proportion to purchasing power parity in other countries. This implies that the price could be much lower than $8 (Rs 662 approx.) per month in India
Different pricing for Twitter Blue Tick in India?
There is no official announcement on the price in India yet. As per the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) conversion, the India price to buy Twitter blue tick could be around Rs 185 per month based on the $8 pricing in the US
Twitter Blue Tick Price in India
-Priority in replies, mentions and search to defeat spam/scam -Users can post long videos and audio -Users will be shown ‘half as many ads’
Paid Twitter Blue Tick | What you get
Paid Twitter Blue Tick | Features
-Users will get an option to bypass website paywalls but this will depend on publishers willingness to work with Twitter
-The paid feature will also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators
A secondary tag will be available below the name for someone who is a public figure, which is already the case for politicians, as per Elon Musk
Paid Twitter Blue Tick For Public Figures
Launched in June 2021, Twitter Blue already exists as a paid subscription and provides several features, including an option to edit tweets
Twitter Blue
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