There is still no official confirmation from Twitter regarding the golden payment "check"
Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 5:12 am
Elon Musk has gone into debt up to his neck to complete his hugely expensive $44 billion acquisition of Twitter and is willing to dig deep to pay off his debt (and finally make the social network with the little bird profitable).
The plans of the new owner of Twitter to fill the (increasingly weak) coffers of the microblogging network seem to involve making users pay the price. After implementing the Twitter Blue subscription system, which debuted last week in Spain with a price of 8 euros from the web and 11 euros from iOS and Android, Elon Musk now seems determined to make companies and organizations pay.
According to an internal leak reported by The Information and other media, Twitter is reportedly working on a plan (which will almost certainly spark controversy) that involves charging $1,000 a month for the golden verification check.
The gold verification badge is intended for businesses and organizations , while finland number data government institutions sport a gray emblem. And although until now both the gold and gray "check" were alien to any type of subscription, it seems that the former could soon be at the mercy of a very expensive monthly fee of $1,000. Brands that wish to keep this gold badge will necessarily have to pay this amount per month, an amount to which they must add (if that were not enough) 50 euros per month for each affiliated account.
According to The Information , Twitter is currently working on the pricing structure for this new subscription aimed at organizations , so the leaked prices might not be final after all.
However, the $1,000 a month that Twitter will apparently charge companies for the golden check also coincides with the information floated by Matt Navarra. The social media expert has shared screenshots of messages on his Twitter profile that actually mention a monthly fee of $1,000.
The social network with the little bird has not yet issued any official statement on this matter. On the website dedicated to Twitter Verification for Organizations, the social network led by Elon Musk simply states that “as a subscriber, an organization can link several affiliated people, companies and brands to its account.” In this way, affiliated accounts will obtain a small badge of the profile image of their parent company along with its blue or gold brand. At no point on this website is there any mention of rates or conditions (at least for now).
Beyond the expensive gold verification badges, Twitter also plans to line its pockets by taking on creators and sharing advertising revenue with them from the ads that make their way into their reply threads.
The plans of the new owner of Twitter to fill the (increasingly weak) coffers of the microblogging network seem to involve making users pay the price. After implementing the Twitter Blue subscription system, which debuted last week in Spain with a price of 8 euros from the web and 11 euros from iOS and Android, Elon Musk now seems determined to make companies and organizations pay.
According to an internal leak reported by The Information and other media, Twitter is reportedly working on a plan (which will almost certainly spark controversy) that involves charging $1,000 a month for the golden verification check.
The gold verification badge is intended for businesses and organizations , while finland number data government institutions sport a gray emblem. And although until now both the gold and gray "check" were alien to any type of subscription, it seems that the former could soon be at the mercy of a very expensive monthly fee of $1,000. Brands that wish to keep this gold badge will necessarily have to pay this amount per month, an amount to which they must add (if that were not enough) 50 euros per month for each affiliated account.
According to The Information , Twitter is currently working on the pricing structure for this new subscription aimed at organizations , so the leaked prices might not be final after all.
However, the $1,000 a month that Twitter will apparently charge companies for the golden check also coincides with the information floated by Matt Navarra. The social media expert has shared screenshots of messages on his Twitter profile that actually mention a monthly fee of $1,000.
The social network with the little bird has not yet issued any official statement on this matter. On the website dedicated to Twitter Verification for Organizations, the social network led by Elon Musk simply states that “as a subscriber, an organization can link several affiliated people, companies and brands to its account.” In this way, affiliated accounts will obtain a small badge of the profile image of their parent company along with its blue or gold brand. At no point on this website is there any mention of rates or conditions (at least for now).
Beyond the expensive gold verification badges, Twitter also plans to line its pockets by taking on creators and sharing advertising revenue with them from the ads that make their way into their reply threads.