Musk says Twitter to release ‘Verified’ carrier subsequent week with a ‘gold test’ for firms

Elon Musk Twitter account displayed on a telephone display and Twitter brand displayed on a display within the background are noticed on this representation photograph taken in Krakow, Poland on November 22, 2022.

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Elon Musk mentioned in a tweet Friday that Twitter would release its behind schedule “Verified” carrier subsequent week with other coloured tests relying on the kind of account.

The Twitter CEO mentioned there can be a “gold test” for firms, a gray coloured one for presidency accounts and the prevailing blue one for people, whether or not they’re celebrities or now not.

All verified accounts will likely be “manually authenticated” prior to the test is activated, Musk mentioned.

The billionaire known as the transfer “Painful, however vital”

Musk’s feedback come after he was once pressured to pause the $8 per thirty days Twitter Blue carrier, which allowed somebody to pay the subscription for the blue verification tick, after customers abused the gadget by way of impersonating manufacturers and well-known folks.

The CEO mentioned Monday that Twitter would lengthen the relaunch of its $8 per thirty days Blue Verified carrier. On the time, Musk mentioned Twitter will “almost certainly use [a] other colour test for organizations than folks.”

Now he has given main points on what that might appear to be.

Musk had previous mentioned he deliberate to relaunch Twitter Blue on Nov. 29. Musk’s newest timeline places the relaunch on Dec. 2.

The subscription carrier is Musk’s try to discover a new earnings flow at Twitter as a part of the billionaire’s arguable shakeup on the social media company.

Musk has fired hundreds of staff at Twitter and requested the remainder staff to decide to operating “lengthy hours at prime depth” or depart.