American social media giant Twitter has announced that it will resume a paid service that authenticates that the account belongs to the person who was forced to suspend immediately after the service started last month due to a surge in impersonation damage from the 12th.
This service, which until now was limited to celebrities and companies, will grant a certification mark to the general public for a fee to prove that the account is that of the person himself. started last month.
However, since anyone who paid a fee could be authenticated, the number of fake accounts increased rapidly, causing a series of spoofing incidents, and the service was forced to stop within a few days of its launch.
Regarding this service, Twitter has announced that it will resume from the 12th after thorough countermeasures against impersonation such as identity verification.
Individuals, including the general public, will be colored blue, companies will be colored gold, and government agencies will be colored gray later this week.
The fee is $8 per month if you apply from the website, but it will be $11 per month if you apply via the iPhone app.
After the acquisition by Mr. Musk, it seems that there is an aim to improve revenue by resuming paid services while advertising revenue has decreased due to an increase in discriminatory remarks on Twitter.