Elon Musk is asking Twitter employees to find a way to charge verified accounts | technology

Twitter plans to charge you for having a verified account with a blue badge. As reported by media such as the edge also financial timesElon Musk called on its employees to find a solution as quickly as possible to monetize this authentication, which lets users know that a public interest account is authentic, relevant, and active. The price can be $19.99 per month for those who want to get or keep their account.

This Sunday, Musk responded to a user who has been denied the blue badge on several occasions, that “the entire verification process is being renewed at this time.” As reported by the British newspaper, which gained access to the company’s internal emails, Twitter employees are “working 24 hours a day, seven days a week” to develop the monetization model requested by Musk. They reportedly had until November 7 to launch the new feature “if they don’t want to be kicked out.” A manager on Twitter told the newspaper that the lawsuit “opens another abuse case” by the new owner and many employees fear layoffs, after months of uncertainty at the company.

The verification policy change will be included in the monthly Twitter Blue subscription, which gives access to additional features. This service currently costs $4.99 and is only available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. A person familiar with Musk’s intentions before buying Twitter said financial times Various pricing options are discussed, ranging from $9.99 to $14.99 per month. If individuals or brands refuse to pay, their verification will be removed, making them more vulnerable to identity theft on the platform.

However, it seems that users do not want to scratch their pockets to get the service. In a Twitter poll conducted by a Musk consultant with nearly a million people, citing the British newspaper, 80% of users said they would not pay for validation, while 11% would be willing to pay five dollars a month. Only 5% of subscribers will pay fifteen dollars. So far, the verification process has been carried out for free.

Fake accounts are such a big problem for Twitter that they were one of the reasons why Elon Musk withdrew the offer to buy. In April, the company revealed that it had misestimated its viewership numbers at two million users for nearly three years, due to an error.

Elon Musk closed the Twitter acquisition on October 27. His first decision was the dismissal of CEO Parag Agrawal. Chief Financial Officer Ned Segal General Counsel, Vijaya Jade, and General Counsel, Sean Edgett.

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