Twitter has delayed the roll out of its much-anticipated Blue subscription service with verification tag for $8 after the US midterm elections on Tuesday, the media reported.<\/p>\n
The company “made the decision to move the launch of this release to November 9, after the election”, according to a report from The New York Times, citing an internal memo.<\/p>\n
Musk initially wanted employees to roll out Blue with verification by November 7 “and threatened to fire them if they didn’t meet this deadline”.<\/p>\n
The new Twitter Blue service comes with fewer ads, search priority, an ability to post longer videos, and a blue badge.<\/p>\n
Anyone can now get a verified checkmark if they pay for Blue every month, which has sparked serious concerns over how to spot real Twitter accounts from fake ones.<\/p>\n
Twitter updated its app on iOS last week with a mention of the new Blue subscription.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Twitter used to closely review public applications to let users earn the blue badge on the micro-blogging platform.<\/p>\n
The company last year relaunched the verification programme with six categories — government; companies, brands and organisations; news organisations and journalists; entertainment; sports and gaming; and activists, organisers and other influential individuals.<\/p>\n
Twitter was set to introduce more categories, such as those for scientists, academics and religious leaders.<\/p>\n
Once the application was submitted, the applicants expected an emailed response within a few days.<\/p>\n
Twitter previously suspended the verification way back in 2017, before relaunching it in 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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