Twitter launches $7.99 subscription, which lets users pay for a checkmark
Twitter has begun rolling out the new, $7.99 version of its Twitter Blue subscription service, which allows users to pay for a blue checkmark indicating they have been verified. The Twitter blue service will also include an edit function, priority in replies and mentions and fewer advertisements, although some of those features are not yet live. Twitter owner Elon Musk has said the goal of the new Twitter Blue product is to reduce the volume of harmful accounts on the platform. According to Twitter's website, Twitter Blue subscribers will initially be unable to change their display name after receiving a blue checkmark . "We will be implementing a new process soon for any display name changes," Twitter said. It is not yet clear what will happen to the approximately 423,000 currently verified, blue-check accounts on the site. Many blue checks belong to celebrities, businesses and journalists. The changes continue what has been a tumultuous rollout under Musk, who purchase...