Elon Musk officially launches $8 service for Twitter blue tick

Elon is shaking thing up

Twitter has launched a subscription service allowing users to buy blue-tick verification for a monthly fee of $7.99 (£7) in a significant change under its new owner, Elon Musk. The system was designed to help users identify authentic and influential users on the platform, including government figures, sports stars, entertainment figures, journalists, brands and organisations. But in an update to Apple iOS devices on Saturday, the social media company said any users who “sign up now” to its premium “Twitter Blue” service will get a blue tick. So it's official, now. [caption id="attachment_343783" align="alignnone" width="1024"] NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 02:
Elon Musk attends The 2022 Met Gala Celebrating "In America: An Anthology of Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)[/caption] Available in the UK, as well as the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the update said the service will provide: “Power to the people: your account will get a blue checkmark, just like the celebrities, companies, and politicians you already follow.” Other features promised to be “coming soon” include half the number of adverts, the ability to post longer videos and priority ranking for content posted on the platform. Musk appears to be aiming to diversify Twitter’s revenue streams and seeking to drastically reduce costs at the company after completing his $44bn takeover of the platform last week. The firm began widespread staff cuts around the world on Friday devastating thousands of employees world wide. https://twitter.com/jack/status/1588913276980633600 Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey took to the platform on Saturday to apologise for growing the company too quickly. He said: “I own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation: I grew the company size too quickly. I apologize for that [sic]” It comes as Twitter staff who face losing their jobs in the UK were given three days to nominate a representative for a formal consultation about their employment. Workers in the UK have been told the company plans to inform and consult employee representatives in advance of potential redundancies, as required by employment law. Related links:

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