Twitter explores subscription–based option for first time


  • TECH
  • Friday, 24 Mar 2017

Money needed: Subscription fees could come from a version of Tweetdeck,

SAN FRANCISCO: Twitter Inc is considering whether to build a premium version of its popular Tweetdeck interface aimed at professionals, the company said on Thursday, raising the possibility that it could collect subscription fees from some users for the first time.

Like most other social media companies, Twitter since its founding 11 years ago has focused on building a huge user base for a free service supported by advertising. Last month it reported it had 319 million users worldwide.

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