The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday.

The blue checkmark was originally given to companies, celebrities, government entities and journalists verified by the platform. After Elon Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion in October, he launched a service granting blue checks to suspended the service days after its launch.

The relaunched service will cost $8 a month for web users and $11 a month for iPhone users. Twitter says subscribers will see fewer ads, be able to post longer videos and have their tweets featured more prominently.

Read more on tech.hindustantimes.com

All news from tech.hindustantimes.com

About this in other media

Twitter to ban users from promoting rival social platforms including Facebook and Instagram tech.hindustantimes.com /1 year ago

Elon Musk's Volatility Is Alienating Twitter’s Top Content Creators tech.hindustantimes.com /1 year ago

"If you're going to keep doing stuff like this, yes" - MrBeast responds to Elon Musk asking the community if he should "step down as head of Twitter" sportskeeda.com /1 year ago

The website gamebastion.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

23.12 / 20:39

Platform Stadia Microsoft Twitter Google Sony Game Developer's best of 2022: The events that defined the year

Whatever else you could say about Twitter, there's always been some sort of stability to balance out the utter madness the site has proliferated over the years. It was chaos, but it was a chaos brought about by the users that could be equal parts infuriating and hilarious.

23.12 / 06:49

Platform Action Twitter Software Fired Twitter manager sues over stock-option cancellation

23.12 / 05:05

Platform UPS Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s Frequent Twitter Polls Are at Risk of Bot Manipulation

22.12 / 07:47

Dreams UPS Digital YEARENDER-Cryptocurrencies at crossroads after annus horribilis

22.12 / 07:13

Twitter CEO Does Elon Musk Still Want to Be the CEO of Tesla?

21.12 / 05:57

Platform UPS Twitter Musk's Twitter rules: A dizzying, whiplash-inducing timeline

21.12 / 05:09

Platform Twitter CEO Apple What Led Twitter Users Into Voting Elon Musk Out: Timeline

19.12 / 22:23

Platform Fighting Twitter CEO Facebook Elon Musk on his way out of Twitter!

19.12 / 17:17

Platform Twitter CEO Facebook Twitter to ban users from promoting rival social platforms including Facebook and Instagram

19.12 / 16:39

Platform UPS Twitter TikTok Facebook Elon Musk's Volatility Is Alienating Twitter’s Top Content Creators

19.12 / 12:37

Streamers "If you're going to keep doing stuff like this, yes" - MrBeast responds to Elon Musk asking the community if he should "step down as head of Twitter"

18.12 / 20:53

Platform Twitter CEO Apple Timeline: 2 months of Twitter mayhem since Elon Musk takeover-12 talking points

17.12 / 16:55

Platform Action Twitter Twitter Will Restore More Accounts Weekly Over Next 30 Days

17.12 / 14:21

Platform Action Twitter Twitter blocks Koo! Indian Twitter rival co-founder lashes out at Elon Musk

17.12 / 11:09

Platform Twitter Germany on Twitter suspensions: 'We have a problem, @Twitter'

16.12 / 17:01

Twitter Elon Musk Disables Twitter Spaces After Clash With Journalists

16.12 / 08:43

Platform Action UPS Twitter CEO SHOCKING! Elon Musk bans journalists from CNN, NYT and more on Twitter for 'doxxing'

15.12 / 22:31

UPS Twitter Assurant Elon Musk’s Tesla Share Sales Approach the $40 Billion Mark

15.12 / 22:31

Action UPS Provident Twitter Twitter Must Tell Fired Workers About Severance Lawsuit, Judge Rules

14.12 / 21:29

UPS Twitter Booking Musk's banks to book Twitter loan losses -sources

14.12 / 08:51

Mobile Fallout Twitter AMD Cyberpunk Tesla launches Steam integration for the new Model S and X vehicles

Twitter relaunching subscriber service after debacle

Related News