Twitter users will soon need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, the social media company said in a tweet on Monday.
The company said the change will take effect in 30 days.
Twitter made the announcement in a tweet detailing an upgraded version of TweetDeck with new features.
It was unclear whether Twitter would charge users for both the new and old versions of TweetDeck. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Charging for TweetDeck, which was previously free and is widely used by businesses and news organizations to easily monitor content, could bring a boost to Twitter’s revenue, which under billionaire Elon Musk’s ownership has expanded its advertising footprint. Has struggled to maintain revenue.
The move comes just days after Musk said that both verified and unverified users will have a limited number of posts they can read per day “to address the extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation”. For.”
His announcement drew a strong backlash from users on Twitter and advertising experts said it would undermine new CEO Linda Yacarino, who started in the role last month.
Individuals will need to pay US$8 per month to verify their account, while organizations will need to pay US$1,000 per month.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – reuters,
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Elon Musk’s Twitter Announces Users Must Be Verified To Access TweetDeck
Last Update: July 04, 2023, 06:38 AM IST
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The move comes just days after Musk said that both verified and unverified users will have a limited number of posts they can read per day.
Twitter announced in a tweet detailing an upgraded version of TweetDeck with new features
Twitter users will soon need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, the social media company said in a tweet on Monday.
The company said the change will take effect in 30 days.
Twitter made the announcement in a tweet detailing an upgraded version of TweetDeck with new features.
It was unclear whether Twitter would charge users for both the new and old versions of TweetDeck. Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Charging for TweetDeck, which was previously free and is widely used by businesses and news organizations to easily monitor content, could bring a boost to Twitter’s revenue, which under billionaire Elon Musk’s ownership has expanded its advertising footprint. Has struggled to maintain revenue.
The move comes just days after Musk said that both verified and unverified users will have a limited number of posts they can read per day “to address the extreme levels of data scraping and system manipulation”. For.”
His announcement drew a strong backlash from users on Twitter and advertising experts said it would undermine new CEO Linda Yacarino, who started in the role last month.
Individuals will need to pay US$8 per month to verify their account, while organizations will need to pay US$1,000 per month.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – reuters,