New Delhi: Within days of Elon Musk taking over micro-blogging website Twitter, reports of policy change & revamp are creating a flutter on the social media, though the billionaire himself has refuted any such report. In latest report that will have stirring impact on the social media space & its subscribers, the Twitter users will have to pay $20 for availing & retaining blue tick on this account. Blue tick/check mark is a special feature accorded to verified members only and subscription to the service allows one to use features like ‘edit & undo’. Reports suggest that the policy of verification & Blue Tick to users profile name is in process of getting revamped under the new Twitter management Board. A leading website The Verge reported that the company will soon start charging subscribers to the tune of $19.99 (Rs 1600) for availing blue tick on their accounts. This feature will remain limited to only Blue members. Those users who already have blue tick on their account account but don’t have Twitter Blue membership will be given 90 days to subscribe. Reports further said that the employees of social media behemoth have been conveyed about company’s decision to conduct the verification process all over again, at utmost speed. Reports say that a deadline of November 7 has been kept for the same. Failing the deadline of verification process, the Twitter staff may see more retrenchment coming their way. Speculations have been rife about more layoffs at Twitter, after Musk’s takeover. However, nothing official has come off yet. It was earlier reported that about 75% employees of the employees were to be handed pink ship as & when management changes but it was refuted by none other than billionaire Musk himself. Some top notch officials who exited the company recently include ex CEO Parag Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal and policy chief Vijaya Gadda.
