Twitter begins advertising a paid verification plan for $8 per month

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Twitter began advertising the launch of its paid subscription service in Apple's app store on Saturday, following new owner Elon Musk's promised overhaul of the social media platform's verification system.

The once-free blue check mark given to verified accounts on Twitter will soon available to any Twitter Blue user who pays $7.99 per month. The new model is raising alarm about the consequences the system could have on disinformation ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. Since 2009, blue-checked accounts had been distributed to users through a verification process as a way to separate authentic accounts from impersonators.

An update to the Twitter app on iOS devices said users who sign up now can receive the blue check "just like the celebrities, companies and politicians you already follow."

Despite the name of the new Twitter Blue feature, Twitter has not specified any requirements needed to verify a user's authenticity beyond the monthly fee.

It's unclear when paid users will receive the new check marks next to their names or when verified accounts without a paid subscription are set to lose their verification.