San Francisco: Twitter CEO Elon Musk said on Wednesday that the microblogging platform will relaunch its $8 Blue subscription service with verification from November 29 – this time more “rock solid”.
They also said that with the new release, “changing your verified name will result in the loss of the checkmark until the name has been verified by Twitter to meet its terms of service”.
Musk had previously halted the Blue service after several fake accounts surfaced on Twitter impersonating brands and celebrities.
After facing criticism, Twitter shut down the Blue service.
In some bad news for existing verified account holders on Twitter, Musk said that all unpaid legacy blue checkmarks will be removed in a few months.
Earlier, reports said that the $8 fee would not be charged to legacy verified accounts.