Twitter Blue tick to be priced at $11 for iPhone app users: Report

According to a person briefed on the plans, Twitter Inc. intends to raise the price of its Twitter Blue membership package from $7.99 to $11 if purchased through its iPhone app and from $7 if purchased on the website. According to the report, the action was probably a response to Apple Inc.’s 30% cut on […]

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December 8, 2022

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Twitter Blue tick to be priced at $11 for iPhone app users

According to a person briefed on the plans, Twitter Inc. intends to raise the price of its Twitter Blue membership package from $7.99 to $11 if purchased through its iPhone app and from $7 if purchased on the website.

According to the report, the action was probably a response to Apple Inc.’s 30% cut on any payments made by consumers through apps on the iOS operating system.

The lower cost on the internet was also likely to encourage more customers to join up there rather than on their iPhones, reports suggest. If prices will also alter for the Android platform was not mentioned.

Musk, who acquired Twitter in October, intends to roll out the verified service with various colored checks for people, businesses, and governments after a flawed initial launch resulted in a rise in users impersonating brands and celebrities.

Requests for comment from Twitter, Apple, and Google—which owns the Android operating system—were not immediately fulfilled.

Musk cited a number of issues with Apple in a series of tweets last week, including the 30% fee the iPhone manufacturer charges software developers for in-app purchases.

Additionally, he published a meme that said he would be prepared to “go to war” with Apple rather than

Musk later met Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, at the latter’s headquarters. Musk then tweeted that the misunderstanding regarding Twitter’s removal from Apple’s app store had been cleared up.

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