Twitter verification for $8/month

Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk plans to charge users $8 per month for a verified badge.

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00:00Want to be verified on Twitter? According to Elon Musk, anyone will be able to get the coveted

00:04blue tick for $8 a month. Twitter's new owner and CEO outlined his vision for a revamped Twitter

00:09Blue subscription service. It would include a verified badge, priority and replies, mentions

00:13and search, the ability to post longer video and audio clips, and fewer ads. Twitter is also

00:18reportedly working on a paid video feature which could include adult content. With the ability to

00:22post videos and charge users to view them, this would put Twitter in competition with platforms

00:26like Patreon and OnlyFans. Earlier this year, Twitter abandoned plans to build an OnlyFans

00:31competitor due to concerns of not being able to adequately monitor child sexual abuse material.

00:36Musk also confirmed that Twitter will not reinstate banned accounts until the company

00:39sets up a content moderation council, which he expects will take weeks. This means several banned

00:44right-wing figures, including former President Donald Trump, will not be able to return to the

00:48platform before the midterm elections. Throughout all of these changes, some Twitter staff have

00:51reportedly worked 12-hour shifts seven days a week to prove themselves amid a looming threat

00:56of layoffs.