The announced price and the pause
On November 1, 2022, Sky News reported Elon Musk's announcement of an $8 monthly Twitter Blue price, with country adjustments and subscription benefits. By November 12, it reported the new verification system had paused after impersonation accounts flooded the service. Announcing the price and operating a stable verification process proved to be different milestones.
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Sky's December 12 report described paid blue ticks returning, with an $8 monthly U.S. web price and a different price for Apple purchases. This dated sequence should not be used as a current X Premium price list. Platform names, plans and rules can change.
A paid account badge also should not be treated as a guarantee that every statement by the account is true. For an organization, check the handle against its official website and verify important claims at their source. Our WhatsApp privacy guide similarly distinguishes a feature's actual effect from a broader promise a reader might infer. This page consolidates the two inherited Twitter verification stories so they lead to one chronological account.
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