Twitter mentioned on Wednesday it will worth Twitter Blue subscription for Android at $11 (roughly Rs. 900) per 30 days – the identical as for iOS subscribers – whereas providing a less expensive annual plan for internet customers when in comparison with month-to-month prices.
The blue verify mark – beforehand free for verified accounts of politicians, well-known personalities, journalists and different public figures – will now be open to anybody ready to pay.
It was rolled out final 12 months to assist Twitter develop income as proprietor Elon Musk fights to retain advertisers.
Google’s Android customers will have the ability to buy Twitter Blue’s month-to-month subscription for $11 (roughly Rs. 900), the identical worth as for Apple’s iOS customers, Twitter mentioned on its web site.
The upper pricing for Android customers is more likely to offset charges charged by Android’s Google Play Retailer, like Apple’s App Retailer.
The annual plan for subscription to Blue, solely out there on the internet, was priced at $84 (roughly Rs. 6,800), a reduction to the month-to-month internet subscription worth of $8 (roughly Rs. 650).
Twitter didn’t reply to a request for touch upon its Android pricing technique.
The low cost for internet customers could be out there in nations together with United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, Twitter mentioned.
The blue verify mark was beforehand reserved for verified accounts of politicians, well-known personalities, journalists and different public figures. However a subscription choice, open to anybody ready to pay, was rolled out final 12 months to assist Twitter develop income as Musk fights to retain advertisers.
Earlier in December, Musk added that Twitter’s fundamental blue tick can have half the variety of ads and the social media platform will provide a better tier with no ads by subsequent 12 months.
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