According to media reports, tech billionaire Elon Musk wants to make money by verifying users after the expensive Twitter takeover. Until now, the icons with a check mark, which guarantee the authenticity of the Twitter profile, are available for free. The employees who will implement the new subscription model would have received an ultimatum from Musk. If they don’t implement the new position within a week, they will be fired.
On Monday evening, the technology blogs “Platformer” and “The Verge” reported that the verification checks should only be available to customers of the Twitter Blue subscription. It currently costs $4.99 per month, but is expected to be many times more expensive.
One week before implementation – otherwise termination
“The Verge”, citing informed people and internal communication, wrote that the verification should be part of a new, more expensive Blue version. Twitter wants to charge $19.99 per month for this. Software developers were given a November 7 deadline to start the position – otherwise they would be fired.
Twitter cost Musk $44 billion
Musk himself only wrote on Twitter on Sunday that the verification process is currently under review. He had paid about $44 billion. The money came partly from the sale of his shares in the electric car manufacturer Tesla – but also from contributions from investors and loans that have to be serviced. Twitter was recently in the red.
Source: Krone
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