The message is released to its 6.9 million subscribers. “20 dollars a month to maintain my certification? And then what else, they should pay me instead, ”wrote the famous American writer Stephen King on Twitter on Monday. He reacted, in his own way, to the information that the new boss of the social network, Elon Musk, plans to pay for the maintenance of the small blue “certified” badge.
The founder of Tesla and Space X confirmed on Tuesday that he was considering charging owners of certified accounts on the platform he has just acquired. The price could be 20 dollars monthly (20.15 euros), according to several American media.
Subscription plans
This certification was initially put in place to guarantee the identity of a natural or legal person communicating on Twitter and to limit the risk of profile theft. To obtain it, whether you are a journalist, elected politician, entrepreneur, athlete or scientist, among other functions, you must meet several criteria (profession, status, etc.) and submit a complete file.
In addition to advertising, on which Twitter’s economic model has essentially been based since its creation, Elon Musk relies on subscription formulas to supplement income and finally become profitable. “We have to pay the bills one way or another!” Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8? », he also replied to Stephen King.