 a month will get a blue tick. Available in the UK, as well as the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the update said the service will provide: 'Power to the people: Your account will get a blue checkmark, just like the celebrities, companies, and politicians you already follow.' Other features promised to be 'coming soon' include half the number of adverts, the ability to post longer videos and priority ranking for content posted on the platform. Users have already slammed the monthly fee proposals. Comedian Kathy Burke branded the new billionaire owner a 'cheeky b***h' in an expletive-laden rant, saying he should be paying her and not the other way around. Horror author King, who is behind iconic works including The Shining, Carrie, It and Misery, also lashed out at the proposed change. 'F**k that, they should pay me,' he tweeted. Musk appears to be looking to diversify Twitter's revenue streams and seeking to drastically reduce costs at the company after completing his 44 billion dollar (£39 billion) takeover of the platform last week. The firm began widespread staff cuts around the world on Friday, with suggestions as many as half of its more than 7,500 staff could be axed. Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey took to the platform on Saturday to apologise for growing the company too quickly. He said: 'I own the responsibility for why everyone is in this situation: I grew the){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
It will now cost £7 a month to stay verified on Twitter, the social media giant confirmed this evening.
The monthly fee forms part of billionaire Elon Musk’s takeover, and revamp, of the site.
Twitter’s verification system had been designed to help users identify authentic and influential users on the platform, including government figures, sports stars, entertainment figures, journalists and major brands and organisations.
But in an update to Apple iOS devices this evening, the social media company said any users who ‘sign up now’ to its premium ‘Twitter Blue’ service for 7.99 US dollars (£7) a month will get a blue tick.