Everyone deserves a second chance, even Twitter Blue, the failed social network subscription service that he invented. Elon Musk to earn revenue for, among a few things, the verified account symbol. Now, the tycoon begins to refer to plans, including Twitter Basic Blue.
This Monday, December 12, the also CEO of Tesla and SpaceX tweeted that paying for Twitter’s basic blue branding will have half the amount of ads and that the social media platform will offer a higher tier with no ads for next year.
The account of @Erdayastronaut He wrote directly to Musk, asking him to roll out an ad-free plan within the Twitter Blue service, even citing Hulu and YouTube subscriptions as examples.
“Honestly, all I want is for Twitter Blue to offer an ad-free option. I pay extra for Hulu and YouTube to not see ads. It’s too bad I pay for blue but I still see ads on my timeline. Could be an attractive feature”, expressed the netizen.
In response to that comment, Elon Musk broke the news: “(Twitter) Basic Blue will have half the ads. We will offer a higher level without ads next year”.
Basic Blue will have half the number of ads. We will offer a higher tier with no ads next year.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 13, 2022
How much does Twitter Blue cost?
The company re-enabled Twitter’s blue tick on Monday morning, after announcing last week that accounts for individuals will receive a blue tick, while gold and gray checkmarks will indicate business and government accounts.
The monthly subscription price it will be $8 on the web and $11 on Apple devices, respectively. There is no word on how much the ad-free plan would cost.
According to a report published on the website of ReutersTwitter gets almost 90% of your income from the sale of digital ads and Musk recently blamed a “massive drop in revenue” on civil rights organizations that have pressured brands to stop their company ads.