Bloomberg:
Sources: Twitter aims to charge for verification as soon as November 7, with a grace period for current verified users, and give all users edit button access — Twitter Inc. aims to start selling blue verification badges for user profiles as soon as next week, part of a plan by new owner Elon Musk …
Aisha Malik / TechCrunch:
Twitter rolls out its edit button, letting users edit five times in 30 minutes, to Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, coming soon to the US — Twitter is rolling out the ability to edit tweets to Blue subscribers in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the social network announced on Monday.
Jay Peters / The Verge:
Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue will relaunch on November 29, “to make sure that it is rock solid” — Elon Musk says the new Twitter Blue, which lets you pay $7.99 per month for a blue verification check mark next to your name, will relaunch on November 29th.
Casey Newton / Platformer:
Sources: Twitter is strongly considering making verified users subscribe to Twitter Blue at $4.99 a month or lose their badges — Under pressure to generate revenue quickly, Twitter’s new CEO considers ending free verification — Twitter is strongly considering making its users pay …
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.
Tom Warren / The Verge:
Twitter begins testing an edit button as part of Twitter Blue, giving users 30 minutes to make several edits; edit labels include a complete history — Twitter Blue subscribers get access later this month — Twitter is now testing its highly-requested Edit Tweet feature.
Elon Musk / @elonmusk:
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 — Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.
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