Elon Musk launches $7.99 Twitter Blue subscription fee

• Published date: 06 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

Elon Musk wasted no time Saturday in rolling out his new Twitter Blue subscription plan at USD7.99 per month.

The fee he promised to implement was launched so users can verify accounts with the coveted blue checkmark.

'Get Twitter Blue for $7.99/month if you sign up now,' Twitter announced in an update on Apple iOS devices. 'Blue checkmark: Power to the people. Your account will get a blue checkmark, just like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow.'

The move came days before the United States midterm elections on Nov. 8 and the blue checkmark is raising concerns about who can get a verified account because anyone able to get it could lead to confusion and the spread of disinformation ahead of voting.

Impostors could pay for the subscription and use the names of politicians and elected officials.

Twitter's verification system had been in existence for 13 years since the platform launched it in 2009 to prevent impersonations of high-profile accounts, such as celebrities and politicians.

The company had about 423,000...