Elon Musk aims to start charging for Twitter verification next week

The badges will be part of an US$8 (RM38)-a-month subscription that could go live as early as Nov 7, according to people familiar with the plans. — Reuters

Twitter Inc aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week, part of a plan by new owner Elon Musk to fight fake accounts and squeeze revenue from the company he bought for US$44bil (RM208.82bil).

The badges will be part of an US$8 (RM38)-a-month subscription that could go live as early as Nov 7, according to people familiar with the plans. Users who already have a blue verification badge will have a multi-month grace period before they will either need to pay for the badge or lose it, said one of the people, who requested anonymity discussing plans that aren’t public.