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Twitter is reportedly planning to increase this amount The cost of a Twitter Blue subscription It costs $7.99 to $11 if paid through the iPhone app and $7 if paid on the website.
According to The Information, citing a person briefed on the plans, the move was likely a pushback against Apple Inc’s 30% cut in payments made by users through apps on its iOS operating system.
Lower prices on the Twitter site may also drive more users there, the report said. The information does not mention whether there will be a price or not It also varies on the Android platform🇧🇷
Twitter and Apple did not immediately respond to Fox Business Digital’s requests for comment.
A Twitter account displayed on a laptop screen is seen in this Jan. 7, 2022, illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland. ((Photo by Jakub Porzycki / Getty Images via NurPhoto) / Getty Images)
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Twitter CEO Elon Musk also plans to relaunch Twitter Blue, using a multi-colored marking system that differentiates between individuals, companies and government accounts.
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The launch of the verification service has been delayed several times after a tumultuous launch that resulted in an influx of users impersonating celebrities and brands.
While Musk tweeted his listed grievances with the tech giant and Apple says it’s “censoring” Twitterlater met with CEO Tim Cook and tweeted that the misunderstanding over Apple’s removal from the App Store had been cleared up.
In this photo illustration, the Twitter app appears in the Apple App Store on an Apple iPhone 13 Pro in Washington, D.C., in November. 28, 2022. ((Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images) / Getty Images)
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“It was a good conversation. Among other things, we cleared up the misunderstanding about Twitter being removed from the App Store. Tim was clear that Apple never intended that.”
Reuters contributed to this report.
