Twitter officially became paid with the release of the new update

According to the correspondent of Fars News Agency, quoted by Reuters, last night Twitter updated its software in the App Store to officially start the payment process of about 8 dollars per month for the owners of the blue tick in the user account.

This action is part of Twitter’s new policy after its acquisition by Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla and the world’s richest person. About a week ago, Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion, and since then, about half of Twitter’s employees have been fired, and people are going to be charged more money for using this social network.

In the new Twitter update; Those who pay $7.99 a month will get a blue tick next to their username, just like all the celebrities, companies and politicians they follow.

Before Musk became the owner of Twitter, having a blue tick next to the username meant confirming the authenticity of the user account for individuals or companies. It is not yet clear how Twitter intends to verify the authenticity of user accounts after receiving a monthly subscription.

In the new update, ads are halved and users can also post longer videos.

In the shadow of these actions, Musk wants to define new sources of income for Twitter and reduce the dependence of this social network on advertising revenue.

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