The verification process on Twitter, which adds a blue tick next to the profile name, is being redesigned by the company’s new owner, Elon Musk.
Despite having a large follower base, Musk was denied the prestigious blue tick and announced the plan in a tweet. In spite of the fact that the official details about the new verification process remain unclear, The Verge reports that users will soon be charged for the blue tick.
According to the report, the blue tick will be available only to Twitter Blue subscribers – a subscription that offers extra features like editing and undoing tweets. Additionally, the company plans to increase the Blue fee to $19.99 (roughly Rs 1,600). Additionally, verified users have 90 days to subscribe to Twitter Blue in order to keep the blue tick on their profile. As of now, it is unclear whether Twitter will change its verification rules to make it stricter or lenient.
Also, Twitter engineers face losing their jobs if they don’t revamp the Twitter verification process, according to the report. Even though Musk only acquired Twitter a week ago, he has already fired some key employees. Former CEO Parag Agrawal is included on the list. In addition to Ned Segal, Twitter’s policy chief Vijaya Gadda has also been laid off.
It is noted in the report that staff working on the new verification have until November 7 to complete it.
According to a separate report, Musk is planning to trim the Twitter staff in the near future, but the exact details are unclear. Tesla’s chief executive is reported to be planning to lay off 75 percent of Twitter staff to reduce the company’s operating costs. Later, it was denied.
