Twitter to get major changes; Elon Musk plans to charge users for verified accounts

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• Oct 31, 2022 | Dhupali Das

In addition, Twitter will soon receive an expanded character limit and an Explore page once users...

Digital Desk: Elon Musk was just appointed as Twitter's new CEO, and he has already made some major decisions for the platform. The billionaire plans to charge users for the use of the blue tick badge on their profile. While this has yet to be implemented, many individuals have expressed dissatisfaction owing to the hefty amount that Musk will be charging consumers. In addition, Twitter will soon receive an expanded character limit and an Explore page once users log out of the service. Vine service is also expected to return. Here are a few of the significant upgrades that Twitter will soon receive.

Elon Musk stated on Twitter that the authentication procedure is being updated. While he did not provide any additional specifics, The Verge stated that the company will begin charging users for Blue Tick, and users who do not pay will lose their verification badge.

Elon Musk stated on Twitter that the authentication procedure is being updated. While he did not provide any additional specifics, The Verge stated that the company will begin charging users for Blue tick, and users who do not pay will lose their verification badge.

The cited source claimed that Blue tick will soon only be available to Twitter Blue subscribers and that the cost of this membership will rise to $19.99, which, when converted, is equivalent to about Rs 1,600 in India. Reportedly, Musk has given Twitter engineers until November 7 to activate the paid verification tool or risk losing their jobs.

Users will only have 90 days to purchase the subscription, and if they do not do so within that time frame, the blue tick will be removed from their profile. The functionality will most likely be offered first in the United States, followed by other nations. The Twitter Blue subscription is currently not available in India and is only visible in select regions.

If you've been annoyed by the character limit for tweets, there's some good news for you. In response to a user's question on whether Twitter "can get rid of character limits or at least enlarge it," Elon Musk responded, "Absolutely." Currently, Twitter allows a 280-character limit per tweet; this will likely be increased, although it is unknown when the change will happen.

Elon Musk is conducting a Twitter poll in which users are asked whether they want Vine back on Twitter. For those who are unaware, Vine was a platform for hosting brief videos that were established in 2012. Later, Twitter purchased it. It was launched long before TikTok, and consumers embraced the idea of sharing six-second looping video clips.

Given that 70% of people voted in favour of Vine, there is a good probability that we will see this feature on Twitter. Musk has previously stated that he finds short video platforms like TikTok to be quite interesting.

Elon Musk recently indicated on Twitter that a content moderation group with vastly diverse perspectives will be formed. However, no choices have been made about the policy for content moderation as of yet. Users should expect certain policy changes regarding free speech on Twitter in the near future.

Musk has previously stated that the company's goal is to provide users with a forum for free speech rather than something that will "create more hate" and "split society." He doesn't want Twitter to devolve into a free-for-all hellscape where anything can be spoken with no repercussions. He has good intentions, but only time will tell if he will be able to keep his promises.

Those who log out of Twitter will see the Explore page, where they can examine trending tweets and news stories. For individuals who would like to monitor Twitter without creating an account, this could be a useful feature.