Elon Musk Confirms Twitter Verification Badge will Cost $8 Per Month

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New Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, has confirmed that the social media platform’s verified checkmark system will cost $8-a-month.

“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit,” the new Chief Twit wrote. “Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.” 

A blue tick badge allows other Twitter users to verify that other users are who they say they are. 

Musk added that those who sign-up for the system will get “priority in replies, mentions and search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam, ability to post long video and audio, half as many ads, and paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with us”. 

The world’s richest man previously mulled a $20 per month blue tick verification fee, but appeared to lower the cost following criticism from horror author, Stephen King. 

Musk is looking to make good on his promise to make the social media platform turn a profit by introducing a charge for Twitter users wanting to keep their verification badge.

His plan to reportedly charge $20-a-month, however, appeared to sit poorly with King. “$20 a month to keep my blue check? F*** that, they should pay me,” wrote King, who has 6.9 million followers. “If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.” 

Musk replied, “We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. 

“How about $8” he asked, which appears to be the price he’s settled on. 

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