Elon Musk says Twitter will revise the way it verifies customers By Reuters

(Reuters) – Twitter will revise its person verification course of, Elon Musk mentioned in a tweet on Sunday, simply days after he took over one of many world’s most influential social media platforms.

“Complete verification course of is being revamped proper now”, Musk mentioned in his tweet with out giving extra particulars on what might change.

Twitter is contemplating charging for the coveted blue examine mark verifying the id of its account holder, know-how e-newsletter Platformer reported on Sunday, citing two folks acquainted with the matter.

Customers must subscribe to Twitter Blue at $4.99 a month or lose their “verified” badges if the undertaking strikes ahead, in line with the report.

The CEO of Tesla (NASDAQ:) Inc has not made a last resolution and the undertaking may nonetheless be scrapped however in line with Platformer it’s doubtless that verification will develop into part of Twitter Blue.

Twitter Blue was launched in June final yr because the platform’s first subscription service which presents “unique entry to premium options” on month-to-month subscription foundation together with a characteristic to edit tweets.

The characteristic to edit tweets was additionally made accessible earlier this month after Musk’s insistence utilizing a Twitter ballot in April asking his thousands and thousands of followers whether or not they needed an edit button. Over 70% had mentioned sure.

The billionaire has additionally requested that logged out customers visiting Twitter’s web site be redirected to Discover web page which exhibits trending tweets, The Verge reported on Sunday citing workers who have been acquainted with the matter.