New Delhi: Elon Musk on Friday said that Twitter will remove all legacy Blue verified checkmarks for both individual users and organisations from April 1. Twitter Blue in India will cost Rs 9,400 a year for individual users.
Twitter Blue is now available globally and the users can get Blue Verified for $7 a month if they sign up via web browser, Musk announced.
“On April 1, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified check marks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue,” said the company.
One can sign up to get a blue checkmark, prioritised ranking in conversations, half ads, long Tweets, Bookmark Folders, custom navigation, Edit Tweet, Undo Tweet, and more.
Currently, individual Twitter users who have verified blue check marks are those paying for Twitter Blue, which in the US costs $8 a month via the web and $11 a month through in-app payment on iOS and Android.
Musk had time and again said that the company will remove all Blue checks, as it gets busy monetising its platform by charging users.
“Twitter’s legacy Blue Verified is unfortunately deeply corrupted, so will sunset in a few months,” he had said.
Twitter has also allowed Blue subscribers to create long tweets of up to 4,000 characters.
Twitter Blue subscribers will also see 50 per cent fewer ads in their home timeline.
For companies and brands, Twitter recently introduced a gold check-mark and has shifted government accounts to a gray check-mark.
Twitter reportedly told businesses to pay $1,000 per month for retaining gold badges and brands and organisations which do not pay the money will lose their checkmarks.
IANS
Samsung set to launch tri-foldable phone later this year: Roh Tae-moon
Seoul: Samsung Electronics plans to debut its first tri-folding smartphone later this year, adding a new form factor to its flagship Galaxy lineup. "We are working hard to release it...
AI decodes gut bacteria to provide clues about health
Tokyo: For the first time, researchers from the University of Tokyo have used a special kind of artificial intelligence (AI) called a Bayesian neural network to probe a dataset on...
New gene therapy shows potential for restoring hearing loss
New Delhi: In a significant scientific breakthrough, an international team of researchers has developed a novel gene therapy that can improve hearing in children and adults with congenital deafness or...
Lightning strikes: New App to provide early warning to be developed, says Maha Minister
Mumbai: Minister of Disaster Management, Girish Mahajan on Wednesday said in the Maharashtra Assembly that the government is taking the help of modern technology to prevent deaths due to lightning...
India’s digital identity adoption surges amid rising trust, AI integration: Report
New Delhi: As India’s digital ecosystem expands at an unprecedented pace, Indian consumers are rapidly embracing new-age identity technologies while balancing convenience with security concerns, a new report said on...
Broadband subscribers in India up 3.37 pc at 974.87 million in May
New Delhi: The total number of broadband subscribers increased from 943.09 million at the end of April to 974.87 million at May-end with a monthly growth rate of 3.37 per...
India tops global GenAI adoption with 92 pc workforce usage: Report
New Delhi: India is leading the global charge in the adoption of generative AI tools at the workplace, with 92 per cent of employees regularly using such technology -- far...
India’s first Quantum Valley to be launched in Andhra Pradesh by January 2026
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh will launch India’s first full-stack Quantum Valley in Amaravati by January 2026, integrating hardware, software, talent, and research capabilities, officials said on Wednesday. It is a pioneering...
ICMR’s affordable test kits boost diagnosis of genetic blood disorders in India
New Delhi: Simple and affordable point-of-care (POC) test kits, developed by scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), are enhancing the diagnosis of genetic blood disorders like Haemophilia...
Indian scientists produce green hydrogen by splitting water molecules
New Delhi: A team of Indian scientists from the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS), Bengaluru, an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology (DST), have...
India at forefront of the global digital economy in 11 years: Arundhati Bhattacharya
New Delhi: Arundhati Bhattacharya, President and CEO at Salesforce-South Asia, on Tuesday said that the digital ecosystem in India has grown rapidly in the last 11 years under the Prime...
LG Display files patent suit in US against China’s Tianma Microelectronics
Seoul: LG Display, a global leader in display panel manufacturing, has filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States against Chinese firm Tianma Microelectronics to protect its intellectual property,...
