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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 (roughly Rs 660) per month through the Web but for $11 (roughly Rs 900) per month through Apple iOS.Twitter did not explain why Apple users were being charged more than…

Twitter on Wednesday (November 9) unveiled a new gray "Official" label for some high-profile accounts. However, the company scrapped it within hours. "I just killed it," Musk tweeted just hours after.And again, after a few hours, the grey "Official" checkmark is back. Though not every official account seems to have it this time – at least as yet.Adding more to the context. A few days after announcing 'paid' checkmarks for everyone, Twitter, or one can even say Musk decided to introduce an "Official" checkmark for the…

Forget about Twitter Blue, Elon Musk’s introducing Twitter Gray.In addition to charging a monthly fee for users to keep their coveted blue verified checkmarks, Twitter will introduce a second, harder to see gray checkmark intended to distinguish government accounts, companies, major media outlets, and some public figures. The official gray badge, unlike its blue counterpart, will come free of charge, but not everyone who currently possesses a blue checkmark will qualify.Star Wars: Shatterpoint Announcement Trailer02:27The…

You get a blue checkmark! You get a blue checkmark! You get a blue checkmark! Today, Twitter officially rolled out its new version of Twitter Blue, the company’s paid subscription service for the social media platform. The new version of Twitter Blue, as promised by Elon Musk, now includes the famous blue checkmark for those who subscribe to the service. If you subscribe to Twitter Blue today, you’ll now get a blue checkmark without the need for any further verification. On a Twitter Space that Musk…

Well, that idea didn't last long.In addition to rolling out the new Twitter Blue, Wednesday was also a day that Twitter rolled out a new "Official" gray checkmark to accounts the company had deemed verified on the social media platform. The move seemed to be a way to differentiate the blue checkmark, which people could simply pay for, from accounts that were truly verified to be the person or business it said it was for.The move, argued by many, only brought even more confusion to the platform. Chief Twit Elon Musk seems…

On the weekend, Twitter rolled out the new $7.99 monthly subscription, which would give subscribers a blue checkmark, but an internal post shows that the company will wait until after the midterms to roll out this feature. Surrounded by controversy, as the current checkmark is given to companies, celebrities, politicians, journalists, etc., people familiar with the matter say the company decided to wait a couple more days to avoid possible election interference. According to a New York Times report, Twitter…

Elon Musk promised big changes would come to Twitter under his ownership, and now that he’s finally bought the platform, those shifts are starting up. One of the first adjustments: verified users might soon have to pay $20 per month to maintain their blue checks, as first reported by Platformer’s Casey Newton, who attributed the news to two people familiar with the matter.The move would take Twitter Blue, the current $4.99/month paid subscriber tier, and transition it into a $19.99/month membership. Right now, users who…