After Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter officially implemented a blue check verification price.

After Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter officially implemented a blue check verification price.

Twitter officially announced that they would sell the verifiable blue checkmark to their users. The business announced in an iOS update that the functionality would be available to users in select countries who subscribe to its Twitter Blue service for $7.99 (£7) per month.

The policy shift has drawn criticism because of worries that the site will be inundated with bogus profiles if it goes into effect.

It comes after Elon Musk purchased Twitter when Musk fired half the company's employees on Friday.

Only well-known people and businesses could earn the blue checkmark in the past; verifying their identities was required.

It's a proven indicator of a profile's legitimacy and a valuable resource for finding reliable data on the site.

Concerns that anyone who pays the service's monthly charge could pose as a government official, celebrity, journalist, or famous brand have been stoked by the recent policy shift.

Since acquiring Twitter at the end of last month for $44bn (£39bn), Mr. Musk, the world's richest person, seems to be aiming to diversify the company's income.

According to the billionaire on Friday, Twitter lost more than $4m (£3.5m) daily, leaving him "no choice" but to lay off over half of the company's 7,500 employees.

There has been talking that Twitter may relax its stance on content control in light of the budget cuts and Mr. Musk's staunch defense of free expression.

Musk, meanwhile, has stressed that the company's policy on harmful content has not altered and is "completely unchanged."

Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk, a top U.N. official, asked Mr. Musk to "guarantee that human rights are integral to the management of Twitter" on Saturday.

The United Nations took the extraordinary step of intervening, citing the dismissal of Twitter's entire human rights team as evidence of a "not encouraging start" under Mr. Musk's ownership.

Twitter did not immediately react.

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Despite the policy shift being announced on Saturday, few specifics have been shared, and a Twitter Blue subscription in the U.K. costs the same $4.99 a month.

An update from Twitter stated that, at first, only the United Kingdom, the United States (U.S.), Canada, Australia, and New Zealand would be affected by the alterations.

After the modifications had been seen in several countries, Mr. Musk tweeted that they would be implemented worldwide.

It was unclear what would happen to profiles that already received the blue checkmark or if Twitter had any plans to "verify" a user other than charging them a monthly fee.

When asked what would happen to confirm profiles already, Mr. Musk indicated the rollout of the new system would take "a couple [of] months."

When asked again about the potential for users to impersonate famous figures, he responded that Twitter would "suspend the account trying impersonation and keep the money."

Furthermore, in the discussion After Elon Musk's takeover, Twitter officially implemented a blue check verification price. Mr. Musk also hinted at future updates, saying Twitter would soon enable users to attach long-form content to tweets, "ending [the] ridiculousness of notepad snapshots."

Jack Dorsey, Twitter's co-creator and ex-CEO apologized to staff members earlier on Saturday for the mass firings.

Mr. Dorsey, who stepped down as CEO in November and from the board of directors in May, admitted he was "mad with me" because of the reaction of Twitter employees.

In his ongoing explanation, he said, "To blame for everyone's predicament is squarely mine; I expanded the business too rapidly. I'm sorry about it."

Mr. Dorsey seemed to agree that layoffs were necessary. At the beginning of the year, he voiced his approval of Mr. Musk's takeover.

Due to the current turmoil at Twitter, many large firms have suspended advertising on the platform.

On Saturday's update, in addition to promising "half the commercials," Mr. Musk announced that he would be working to reduce the platform's dependency on advertisements.

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