San Francisco. Twitter has been in the news ever since the acquisition of social media platform Twitter by billionaire businessman Elon Musk. Sometimes with bluetick and sometimes with your moderation policy. Meanwhile, there is news that Twitter Blue is going to launch in India soon. It is reported that the platform can charge Rs 719 per month from Indian users for this. Although the official price has not been announced, but some users have started getting messages for subscription. The company on Wednesday started Twitter Blue in the US, UK and some other countries.
Let us tell you that it has been claimed in media reports that some users in India are being asked to subscribe to Twitter Blue. This service may be fully available in India in the coming few days. There are reports that $ 7.99 is being charged for this service in other countries including America, UK. In India, this facility will be available to iPhone users first.
After all, what is Twitter Blue?
Getting Bluetick on Twitter was a big deal in itself before Twitter was acquired by Elon Musk. Most of the Twitter users went through the process of verification to get the blue tick. But now under Twitter Blue, users can get the badge without going through any verification process. Company owner Elon Musk also recently said that Twitter Blue users will get priority on the platform. The special thing is that the matter regarding this service has been controversial. Many believe that Twitter is giving verification badges to all users who may misuse the feature.
However, let us tell you that regarding the Twitter blue tick, Elon Musk had earlier said that the service charge outside the US will be decided on the basis of the purchasing capacity of the country. With this there was speculation that its price in India could be less than $ 7.99. However, according to the prompts being received by some Indian users, the opposite seems to be the case and users may have to pay Rs 719 per month.
What is the planning of ‘Ku’ now
Let us tell you that like Twitter, India has its own indigenous app which is known as ‘Koo’. An India made social media platform will not charge any fee for the ‘Ku’ verification badge. The company’s co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Apramaya Radhakrishna said this. He also slammed Twitter for first creating bots and now charging users for verification. Significantly, Ku is Twitter’s main competitor in India.