Musk considers charging Twitter users $20 per month for blue tick

Elon Musk is considering charging Twitter users $20 (£17.30) a month or $240 a year for verification badge, as the world’s richest person prepares an overhaul of the social media platform, according to report.

“The whole verification process is being revamped right now,” Musk tweeted on Monday. According to the report, the company wants to increase its optional premium subscription called Twitter Blue from $4.99 to $19.99 a month.

The whole verification process is being revamped right now

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 30, 2022

The current verified users have 90 days to subscribe to the new Twitter Blue after its launch or they’ll lose the blissful verification.

Verification on Twitter is granted to public figures, institutions, companies or those who have a good number of followers and are socially relevant.

Musk completed his $44bn (£37.9bn) takeover on Friday, and has renamed himself as Chief Twit on Twitter.