Twitter will overhaul its user authentication system, Elon
Musk said in a tweet on Sunday, just days after taking over one of the world's
largest social media networks.
"All approval processes are now being redone,"
Musk said in a tweet without giving further details. Twitter is considering
paying for a blue sign that actively monitors the identity of its account
holder, technology magazine Platformer reported on Sunday, citing two people
familiar with the matter.
Users will have to sign up for Twitter Blue at $4.99 (around
Rs. 400) per month or lose their "accepted" badge if the service
continues, according to reports. The CEO of Tesla has not made a final decision
and the project may still be cancelled, but according to Platformer, the
approval may be part of Twitter Blue.
Separately, The Verge reported on Sunday that Twitter will
raise the price of a subscription to Twitter Blue, which also monitors users,
from $4.99 per month to $19.99 (around Rs. 1,600) per month, citing information
inside they saw. Twitter Blue launched in June last year as the platform's
first subscription service, which offers "exclusive access to premium
features" with a monthly subscription, including the option to edit
tweets.
The tweet editing feature was also made available earlier
this month after Musk launched a Twitter poll in April asking his millions of
followers if they wanted an edit button. More than 70% said yes.
Musk also called for users who logged in to the Twitter site
to be redirected to an analysis page that displays the changing tweets,
according to a separate Verge report on Sunday citing users familiar with the
matter.