Twitter to lower Blue pricing for web users to $7
2 years ago

Twitter to lower Blue pricing for web users to $7

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc plans to change the pricing of its Twitter Blue subscription product to $7 from $7.99 if users pay for it through the website, and $11 if they do so through its iPhone app, the Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person briefed on the plans. The move was likely a pushback against the 30% cut that Apple Inc takes on revenues from apps on its operating system, the report said, with lower pricing for the website likely to drive more users to that platform as opposed to signing up on their iPhones. Musk, in a series of tweets last week listed various grievances with Apple, including the 30% fee the iphone maker charges software developers for in-app purchases. Musk later met Apple chief executive Tim Cook at the company's headquarters and later tweeted that the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from Apple's app store was resolved.

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Elon Musk's X to launch premium subscriptions soon
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk's X to launch premium subscriptions soon

The Hindu  

Elon Musk said on Friday social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will soon launch two new tiers of premium subscriptions. Earlier this week, the company started charging new users $1 in New Zealand and the Philippines as a test case for accessing the platform. Since taking over the platform in October 2022, Musk's rapid changes, including mass layoffs …

Elon Musk wants X users to pay $1 to post. It’s really about something more valuable.
1 year, 2 months ago

Elon Musk wants X users to pay $1 to post. It’s really about something more valuable.

Slate  

Four days before Elon Musk’s bid to buy Twitter was accepted, he made a solemn vow. That may be because Musk’s sole strategy for cleaning Twitter’s mean streets of all those cyborgs has revolved around one simple but woefully flawed premise: Bots don’t pay. Malicious state actors, he once said, may have the money but “they don’t have a million …

X's three-tiered subscription system set to launch soon: Check new plans here
1 year, 2 months ago

X's three-tiered subscription system set to launch soon: Check new plans here

India TV News  

Elon Musk's social media platform, formerly known as Twitter and now called X, is gearing up to introduce new subscription plans, as confirmed by CEO Linda Yaccarino during a meeting with debt holders. According to a report from Bloomberg, this multi-tiered approach is aimed at increasing revenue by attracting users who might not have considered the full-priced premium subscription. Elon …

Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, could charge a monthly fee for access
1 year, 3 months ago

Elon Musk says X, formerly Twitter, could charge a monthly fee for access

Al Jazeera  

In an effort to combat bots, Musk says the company is moving to having a small monthly payment for access. Online platform X, formerly known as Twitter, could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk has said, citing the need to cut down on bots. He has fired thousands of employees, introduced a paid premium option, …

Elon Musk: Twitter will not cut earnings for most users
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk: Twitter will not cut earnings for most users

India TV News  

Elon Musk, the owner of X, recently introduced an ad revenue-sharing program to help creators earn money from their tweets. Musk expressed his discontent with Apple's 30% fee for in-app purchases made through the Twitter app on iOS devices during the first year, which reduces to 15% for subsequent years. Image Source : X APPElon Musk's Tweet X's new creator …

Musk says he will talk to Tim Cook about Apple tax
1 year, 4 months ago

Musk says he will talk to Tim Cook about Apple tax

The Hindu  

Elon Musk in a post on X said he will speak to Apple CEO, Tim Cook, to see if the iPhone manufacturer will adjust its fee from 30% of all in-app purchases to just 30% of what X keeps to maximise the share of creators. Musk said he wants to change this so that Apple only takes a 30% commission …

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets
1 year, 5 months ago

Twitter now requires users to sign in to view tweets

The Hindu  

Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets, a move that owner Elon Musk on Friday called a "temporary emergency measure". Musk has previously expressed displeasure at artificial intelligence firms like OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, using Twitter's data to train their large language models. In a letter addressed to Microsoft …

Twitter is refusing to pay its Google Cloud bills: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter is refusing to pay its Google Cloud bills: Report

The Hindu  

Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month, which could result in the social media company's trust and safety teams being seriously impacted, Platformer reported on Saturday. Before Elon Musk's takeover of the social media platform last year, Twitter signed a multi-year contract with Google related to fighting spam and …

Twitter Blue Struggles To Retain Subscribers As Users Struggle To Find Value: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Blue Struggles To Retain Subscribers As Users Struggle To Find Value: Report

News 18  

The revamped Twitter Blue has been out for almost six months now—delivering blue checkmarks, an option to edit Tweets and a host of other benefits along with it. Now, while this is a far cry from what Elon Musk would have hoped for, out of the 1,50,000 early adopters of Twitter Blue, Twitter could only retain around 68,157 paying subscribers …

Twitter monetisation: Elon Musk to charge 10% for content subscription
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter monetisation: Elon Musk to charge 10% for content subscription

Live Mint  

In a bid to diversify its revenue resources, Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that the social media platform will start charging a 10% cut on content subscriptions after the first year. Elon Musk said that the company will not charge any cut for the first 12 months, but after the stipulated period, a 10% cut will be charged on the …

Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter to allow publishers to charge users on a per article basis starting May

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc CEO Elon Musk said on April 29 that the social media platform will allow media publishers to charge users on a per article basis with one click, calling it a win for both the public and media organizations. The feature, to be rolled out in May, will enable users who do not "sign up for a monthly subscription …

Column: Elon Musk broke what made Twitter great. It’s going to cost him — and us
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: Elon Musk broke what made Twitter great. It’s going to cost him — and us

LA Times  

Twitter once aspired to be the town square of the internet. Things have been trending in this direction since Elon Musk took over the platform in October, but it’s clearer what Twitter has become in the wake of the Great Blue Check-opalypse of 2023. To most of Twitter’s users, the blue check mark had become not a widely desired service, …

‘Twitter blue tick gone…’: Users say ‘no thanks’ to paid subscription
1 year, 8 months ago

‘Twitter blue tick gone…’: Users say ‘no thanks’ to paid subscription

Hindustan Times  

Twitter's traditional blue checkmarks, which were used to indicate a verified notable person, have been replaced by a paid subscription service “Twitter Blue”, a premium version of the micro-blogging platform. Confusion prevailed among Twitter users that why is it any longer called “verified” if any person can just go for paying to acquire a blue tick. To remain verified on …

Elon Musk's '4/20 deadline' arrives. Has Twitter removed legacy blue ticks?
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk's '4/20 deadline' arrives. Has Twitter removed legacy blue ticks?

Hindustan Times  

Twitter will kickstart its crackdown on legacy blue ticks on Thursday, the company announced on the microblogging platform. Twitter CEO Elon Musk on April 11 tweeted that users will lose the legacy blue check marks from April 20. He wrote, “Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20.”Many saw the date as a pun around cannabis, as the number …

Microsoft to cut Twitter from its social media management tool
1 year, 8 months ago

Microsoft to cut Twitter from its social media management tool

The Hindu  

Microsoft will cut Twitter from its social management and advertising tool, prompting Twitter CEO Elon Musk to declare that he would be suing the company. Microsoft updated its website to share that its Smart Campaigns with Multi-platform would no longer support Twitter, meaning that users would not be able to access their Twitter accounts, draft/manage tweets, view past tweets, or …

Twitter announces ‘Subscriptions’: All you need to know
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter announces ‘Subscriptions’: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Twitter's latest offering is called Subscriptions, under which it will pay users for their contributions on the platform. Here is all you need to know about Subscriptions: Twitter describes Subscriptions as an option to ‘pay for and access bonus content, exclusive previews, and perks as a way to support and connect with people you follow.’ To find a person with …

Fan of Elon Musk? Now you may get a reply from him with new Twitter feature. Details here
1 year, 8 months ago

Fan of Elon Musk? Now you may get a reply from him with new Twitter feature. Details here

Live Mint  

Elon Musk has announced that Twitter users can now subscribe to his account by paying $4 a month and will have the opportunity to ask him anything. Twitter also won't keep any of the money these users earn through the subscription feature for the next 12 months. Content creators will receive nearly 70% of the money generated through the subscription …

Twitter users can now offer paid subscriptions, says Elon Musk
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter users can now offer paid subscriptions, says Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

Twitter-owner Elon Musk said on Thursday users of the social media platform will be able to offer their followers subscriptions to content, including long-form text and hours-long video. "That's 70% for subscriptions on iOS & Android and ~92% on web," Musk said in a tweet, adding Twitter will also help promote the creators' work and maximize earnings. Musk has been …

Elon Musk defends paid Twitter on eve of blue tick deadline
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk defends paid Twitter on eve of blue tick deadline

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk on Friday defended his controversial pay model for Twitter, claiming that any social media platform that didn't follow suit would fail because they would be swarmed by bots. Musk made his prediction on the eve of Twitter's April 1 ultimatum that verified accounts with the cherished blue tick that had not forked over cash would lose it. Already …

Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn five months ago. He says its value now is…
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44bn five months ago. He says its value now is…

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk has put the current value of Twitter at $20 billion, less than half the $44 billion he paid for the social media platform just five months ago, according to an internal email seen by American news media. Twitter CEO Elon Musk The email to employees referred to a new stock compensation program in the San Francisco-based company and …

Elon Musk bought Twitter 5 months ago for $44 billion and now it is $20 bn company, here is what happened
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk bought Twitter 5 months ago for $44 billion and now it is $20 bn company, here is what happened

India Today  

Whether you accept it or not, Elon Musk and his Twitter purchase deal have been the most talked-about topic in the last six months. In fact, Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion after months of negotiation, but today the company's value is only $20 billion, which is less than half of the original price. While what happens at the end …

Today’s Cache | Musk pushes for Twitter Blue, Meta slams EU telecoms fees idea, TikTok CEO grilled about user safety
1 year, 9 months ago

Today’s Cache | Musk pushes for Twitter Blue, Meta slams EU telecoms fees idea, TikTok CEO grilled about user safety

The Hindu  

Musk pushes for Twitter Blue Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced that the Twitter Blue subscription, through which users can have a paid blue tick on their accounts, is now available worldwide for $7 per month if users sign up via their web browsers. Meta slams EU telecoms fees idea Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram-owner Meta expressed in strong terms that it …

Twitter’s blue check mark will not be free anymore after April 1
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter’s blue check mark will not be free anymore after April 1

The Hindu  

From April 1, Twitter’s blue check mark, more popularly known as its verification service, will cost users. However, Twitter has now announced legacy verified accounts will begin to lose their blue ticks after April 1, unless they subscribe to Twitter Blue, which is a paid service. Twitter Blue subscriptions through iOS or Android would cost $11 a month as the …

Meta launches subscription service in the U.S.
1 year, 9 months ago

Meta launches subscription service in the U.S.

The Hindu  

Meta Platforms Inc., on Friday launched its subscription service in the U.S., which would allow Facebook and Instagram users to pay for verification in the same vein as Elon Musk-owned Twitter. The Meta Verified service will give users a blue badge after they verify their accounts using a government ID and will cost $11.99 per month on the web or …

Twitter API paid may cost developers over ₹34 lakh per month: Report
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter API paid may cost developers over ₹34 lakh per month: Report

Live Mint  

Twitter's once free Application Programming Interface is now set to cost a staggering $42,000 per month, as reported by a tech outlet earlier this month. Wired, a well-known tech publication, has shared documents indicating that the developer community, researchers, and academia who have been utilizing Twitter's API without any charges for years may now be required to pay to retain …

Twitter API access could cost $42,000 per month at minimum, says report
1 year, 9 months ago

Twitter API access could cost $42,000 per month at minimum, says report

The Hindu  

Access to Twitter’s once free Application Programming Interface could cost users tens of thousands of dollars per month based on the enterprise package that they choose, reported tech outlet Wired on Friday. According to documents shared with Wired, a Small Package will let Twitter subscribers access 50 million tweets for $42,000 a month. A higher priced package will let them …

Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone
54 years, 11 months ago

Twitter’s $42,000-per-Month API Prices Out Nearly Everyone

Wired  

Since Twitter launched in 2006, the company has acted as a kind of heartbeat for social media conversation. Academics have used free access to Twitter’s API, or application programming interface, in order to access data on the kinds of conversations occurring on the platform, which helps them understand what the online world is talking about. Since 2020, there have been …

Elon Musk announces new Twitter features, users ask for previously promised updates
1 year, 9 months ago

Elon Musk announces new Twitter features, users ask for previously promised updates

The Hindu  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday announced three new upcoming features on the social media platform but users have been asking about earlier changes promised in February. However, as the updates were promised, users asked about the status of the ad revenue sharing model, which would let Twitter Blue subscribers take some of the revenue for the ads shown in …

Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter to charge users to secure accounts via text message

The Hindu  

Twitter said on Friday it will allow only paid subscribers to use text messages as a two-factor authentication method to secure their accounts. After March 20, ”only Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to use text messages as their two-factor authentication method,” the company tweeted. Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted "Yup" in reply to a user tweet that the company …

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Announces Updates To The Platform, Including Improved Retweet Reach
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter CEO Elon Musk Announces Updates To The Platform, Including Improved Retweet Reach

ABP News  

Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday said that the Twitter team "completed" several works "over night", including improving the reach of retweets and "removed filter causing false negatives". "Removed height penalty affecting tweets with pics/video, increased # of recommended tweets, better tracking of dropped tweets, removed filter causing false negatives, removed penalty if user follows author, improved reach of retweet," …

Twitter To Charge Developers $100 For Monthly Access To Basic API Tier
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter To Charge Developers $100 For Monthly Access To Basic API Tier

ABP News  

A week after Twitter announced shutting down free access to the API, the microblogging platform on Thursday said that it will charge $100 per month for the basic tier of API. The company shared the information on Twitter via its Twitter Dev account, saying: "We're excited to announce an extension of the current free Twitter API access through February 13." …

Indians to pay monthly ₹900 for Twitter’s blue tick on mobile, ₹6,800 per year for web
1 year, 10 months ago

Indians to pay monthly ₹900 for Twitter’s blue tick on mobile, ₹6,800 per year for web

The Hindu  

India-based users who want to subscribe to Twitter Blue for additional features such as the verified blue tick will have to pay ₹900 per month for iOS and Android access, and ₹650 per month for web access, according to Twitter’s website. The annual web pricing for India-based Twitter Blue subscribers is ₹6,800, according to the website. For now, users can …

Twitter Blue: Service goes live in India for Rs 900 a month, the most expensive anywhere ever
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter Blue: Service goes live in India for Rs 900 a month, the most expensive anywhere ever

Firstpost  

Twitter has finally launched its Pay-For-Blue-Tick subscription service, Twitter Blue in India. Elon Musk, Twitter’s CEO, stated that the company will consider purchasing power parties before launching Twitter Blue in India. The monthly charges for a Twitter Blue subscription make it much more expensive than Netflix, a service that for many people in the country is one of the most …

Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter service stumbles as paying users get more room

The Hindu  

Thousands of Twitter users on February 8 reported problems using the platform as the Elon Musk-owned social network began letting paying users post tweets as long as 4,000 characters. Twitter Blue subscribers can now post tweets of up to 4,000 characters, far beyond the 280-character limit imposed on non-paying users, the tech firm said. more words more words more words …

Twitter Blue to cost up to Rs 900 per month in India
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter Blue to cost up to Rs 900 per month in India

India TV News  

Twitter Blue: The monthly plan for Twitter Blue for Indian users will now be available for Rs 900. If Twitter users want to avail the blue tick mark then they have to shell out Rs 900 per month. As per an update from the microblogging platform, the subscription cost for Twitter blue for web users and mobile app users will …

Twitter To Start Charging Companies $1,000 Per Month To Retain Gold Badges: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter To Start Charging Companies $1,000 Per Month To Retain Gold Badges: Report

ABP News  

Twitter has reportedly started charging business organisations $1,000 per month in order to retain their Gold verified badges. While individuals have to pay $8 per month on Android and $11 per month on iOS to retain their Blue check marks, organisations may soon have to pay $1,000 per month to retain their Gold checks. Twitter is reportedly emailing businesses offering …

Twitter to charge businesses $1,000 monthly fee for gold badges: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter to charge businesses $1,000 monthly fee for gold badges: Report

Live Mint  

Elon-Musk owned Twitter rolled out Gold, Grey and Blue check marks to identify different kinds of users on the social media platform. As per a report, it has started rolling out $1,000 a month for gold check marks to business organizations. In a tweet, Matt says that Twitter is reportedly emailing businesses offering gold check mark verification for $1000 per …

Twitter may charge $1000 per month for companies’ verified gold check marks
1 year, 10 months ago

Twitter may charge $1000 per month for companies’ verified gold check marks

The Hindu  

Twitter may charge around $1000 per month for companies and organisations on the platform that want their verified gold check mark, according to alleged emails shared online. One email shared by a social media consultant on Twitter showed messages offering the ‘Verified for Organizations’ plan at $1000 per month, with an additional $50 monthly fee for additional affiliated handles. This …

Elon Musk may charge businesses $1,000/month to keep Twitter gold badge: Report
1 year, 10 months ago

Elon Musk may charge businesses $1,000/month to keep Twitter gold badge: Report

Hindustan Times  

Businesses may now have to fork over $1000 per month to retain the gold verification badge on Twitter, according to a report tweeted by social media consultant Matt Navarra. Elon Musk's latest plan to generate revenue will also include ‘Tweet Boosting’. New owner Elon Musk’s efforts to ramp up subscription revenue with the $8 per month Twitter Blue service received …

Android users can now get Twitter Blue subscriptions
1 year, 11 months ago

Android users can now get Twitter Blue subscriptions

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Micro-blogging platform Twitter, after earlier announcing a new payment plan for an annual subscription, has finally made its Blue subscription available for purchase via the Android app. Twitter Blue users get a higher ranking in replies, the ability to edit tweets, and a 60-minute limit on video uploads, reported GSM Arena. As per GSM Arena, Twitter Blue is currently …

Bird statue fetches $100,000 as Musk auctions Twitter HQ items
1 year, 11 months ago

Bird statue fetches $100,000 as Musk auctions Twitter HQ items

The Hindu  

A Twitter bird statue fetched $100,000 on Wednesday as Elon Musk auctioned off furniture, decorations, kitchen equipment and more from the tech firm's downtown San Francisco headquarters. Mr. Musk in December said that severe cost cuts at Twitter had repaired the company's dire finances as he set out to find a new CEO for his troubled social media platform. Mr. …

Twitter Blue for Android costs at $11 per month, annual plan revealed
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter Blue for Android costs at $11 per month, annual plan revealed

Live Mint  

Elon Musk-owned Twitter has announced the price of Twitter Blue subscription for Android. Google's Android users will be able to purchase Twitter Blue's monthly subscription for $11, the same price as for Apple's iOS users, Twitter said on its website. The annual plan for Twitter Blue subscription is priced at $84, giving a discount of $8 to the users. Earlier …

Twitter offers its annual blue subscription service at $84
1 year, 11 months ago

Twitter offers its annual blue subscription service at $84

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc announced an annual plan for its subscription service called Twitter Blue, which also includes the “verified” blue tick mark, at a discount. Ever since the takeover, Elon Musk has brought changes to the social media company which also included the subscription plans for the verified blue badge. But a subscription option, open to anyone prepared to pay, was …

Elon Musk's Twitter announces new verification for businesses
1 year, 11 months ago

Elon Musk's Twitter announces new verification for businesses

Hindustan Times  

Microblogging platform Twitter on Saturday announced that it would soon launch verification service for the organisations, which was formerly known as Blue for Business. Twitter is also offering free ads to the brands which advertise on its platforms The subscribers along with their businesses will get business accounts and affiliation badges through Twitter's self-serve administrative portal. Earlier in the day, …

Elon Musk announces new changes for Twitter Blue users. Details here
2 years ago

Elon Musk announces new changes for Twitter Blue users. Details here

Live Mint  

Twitter's new chief Elon Musk, who suspended the accounts of more than a half-dozen prominent journalists and later restore them, will now be incorporating 'mute' and 'block' signals for Blue Verified. Musk announced on Twitter that the platform "will start incorporating mute and block signals from Blue Verified as downvotes". Last week, Musk resumed selling its Twitter Blue premium offering, …

Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle
2 years ago

Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Twitter is once again attempting to launch its premium service, a month after a previous attempt failed. The social media platform said it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue check mark and access special features starting Monday. “The gold checkmark indicates that the account is an official business account through Twitter …

Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users
2 years ago

Twitter to relaunch Twitter Blue at higher price for Apple users

The Hindu  

Twitter Inc. will relaunch a revamped version of its subscription service Twitter Blue on Monday at a higher price for Apple users, the company said in a tweet on Saturday. The company said users could subscribe to the revamped service that will allow subscribers to edit tweets, upload 1080p videos and get a blue checkmark post account verification, for $8 …

Twitter Blue relaunch today: All you need to know
2 years ago

Twitter Blue relaunch today: All you need to know

Hindustan Times  

Twitter Blue, the social media giant's paid monthly subscription service, will be relaunched on Monday, the Elon Musk-owned company has announced. Twitter Blue “we're launching @TwitterBlue on Monday - subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS $11/month to get access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark,” said Twitter on Sunday. Subscribers will also get access to the Edit …

Twitter Update: Phone verification for Blue service added
2 years ago

Twitter Update: Phone verification for Blue service added

India TV News  

Twitter, a micro-blogging platform has said that phone verification will be required to get a verified blue checkmark, to prevent impersonation of accounts. Later, Esther Crawford, the product manager at Twitter said that the micro-blogging platform has added a review step before users are granted a blue checkmark. Crawford further wrote: "We've added a review step before applying a blue …

After several false starts, Twitter relaunches subscriber service after debacle
2 years ago

After several false starts, Twitter relaunches subscriber service after debacle

Firstpost  

After buying Twitter in October, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk announced his intention to diversify the company’s revenue stream beyond advertising, turning to new paying formulas for premium features New York, United States: After several false starts, Twitter announced on Saturday it would relaunch its subscription service next week, including a system for authenticating accounts on the platform. “We’re relaunching @TwitterBlue …

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