If you’ve been following the Twitter saga since Musk took over as CEO, you’ll know that things were pretty chaotic at HQ. Not only was Twitter’s massive employee purge, but when Twitter Blue relaunched, it allowed any user to pay $8 a month for a verified checkmark next to any profile name. This resulted in abuse where accounts posed as public figures, celebrities and businesses and tweeted from these accounts and prompted Twitter to temporarily pull the plug on Blue.
we are relaunching @TwitterBlue Monday: Subscribe on the web for $8/month or on iOS for $11/month to get access to subscriber-only features, including the blue checkmark 🧵 pic.twitter.com/DvvsLoSO50
—Twitter (@Twitter) December 10, 2022
Over the weekend, Twitter Blue relaunched with the added ability to create tweets of up to 4,000 characters, replies to tweets will be prioritized, and users will see half of the ads. Shortly after publication, Twitter’s terms were updated to state that a verified phone number is required for Twitter Blue. If you are not yet a Blue subscriber and have not yet verified a phone number, you will be asked to sign to verify a number when you proceed with registration.
Twitter accounts that haven’t been active in the last 30 days or that have changed their profile photo, display name, or username in the previous seven days may also be unable to sign up. Subscribers will also need a verified phone number.
Those who sign up for Twitter Blue will instantly get all of Blue’s benefits like editing longer tweets and videos (plus everything mentioned above) but won’t see the checkmark right away. Musk confirmed last month that all Blue accounts will be manually verified. Twitter Blue will cost $8 a month when you subscribe via the web or $11 a month when you subscribe via iOS to account for the Apple App Store fee.
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