Musk says the current blue check system is “bullshit”; Twitter Blue to cost $8/month with half as many ads, priority in replies, mentions, and search, and more (Elon Musk/@elonmusk)

On Substack:
Substack adds the ability to hyperlink mentions of other Substack writers or publications in posts, plus cross-post to amplify other writers or posts via email  —  Two new features that help writers grow  —  Today we’re announcing two new features that are designed to help Substack writers grow …

Elon Musk / @elonmusk:
[Thread] Elon Musk says “new Twitter policy” will deboost and demonetize “negative/hate tweets”, reinstates Kathy Griffin, Jordan Peterson, and Babylon Bee  —  New Twitter policy is freedom of speech, but not freedom of reach. Negative/hate tweets will be max deboosted & demonetized, so no ads or other revenue to Twitter. You won’t find the tweet unless you specifically seek it out, which is no different from rest of Internet.

@twitter:
Twitter will relaunch Blue on Monday for $8 per month on the web and $11 per month on iOS, giving subscribers a blue checkmark after their account is reviewed  —  we’re relaunching @TwitterBlue on Monday – subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark 🧵 https://twitter.com/…

@twitter:
Twitter will relaunch Blue on Monday for $8 per month on the web and $11 per month on iOS, giving subscribers a blue checkmark after their account is reviewed  —  we’re relaunching @TwitterBlue on Monday – subscribe on web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark 🧵 https://twitter.com/…

Mitchell Clark / The Verge:
Twitter is working on a feature to let users control who can mention them; a test lets users allow mentions from anyone, only people the user follows, or nobody  —  Twitter is working on a feature that lets you control who can mention you, with the test version discovered by app researcher …

Chance Miller / 9to5Mac:
Twitter rolls out its new Blue subscription, which offers a blue checkmark for $8/month, on iOS and Android in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and UK  —  Twitter is officially rolling out its new Twitter Blue subscription service, which offers “blue check” verification to everyone for $8/month.