Twitter Blue relaunches with higher price for iOS users...
...a still unreliable method of preventing impersonation, plus color-coded check marks. 'Verification' is now gone and the new system is 'give Muskrat money'. No verification of a damn thing except that the person running the account can pay.
https://knowtechie.com/twitter-blue-relaunches-with-higher-price-for-ios-users/
iOS users are paying more due to the App Stores 30% tax.
After a disastrous false start, Twitter today re-launched its premium subscription product: Twitter Blue.
Twitter Blue confers a few benefits. Subscribers see fewer ads, can edit Tweets, and gain a (once highly-coveted) verification tick next to their name.
The package costs $8 per month or $11 for those using iOS in-app payment system.
The price difference for those paying directly with Apple Pay accounts for the 30 percent tax that Apple charges on all digital goods.
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As some leaks suggest, pages belonging to businesses will receive a gold checkmark, while those associated with government bodies will have a grey checkmark.