Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue subscription may start with verification in India in ‘less than a month’ • TechCrunch

Twitter may extend its subscription to India atless than a monthElon Musk, the company’s CEO, gave a glimpse of the seriousness of his plans to bring Twitter Blue to the rest of the world.

Twitter Launch Twitter BlueIn four markets, the US, Canada Australia, Australia, and New Zealand, Elon Musk-owned company launched its subscription service last year. A revamped version will be launched by Elon Musk’s company in those four markets. on Monday.

Musk Twitter Blue offers boostedSubscribers will get a verified certificate of completion. Musk also tweeted that those who have the verified check mark will need to sign-up for Twitter Blue in the coming months to continue to use it.

He previously stated that Twitter Blue, which costs $7.99 per month in the US for a subscription, will be available in certain countries to cover the cost of local buying.

“Power to people,” was the message in an iOS app update note posted on Twitter in anticipation of Monday’s app launch. “Your account will be given a blue check mark just like the celebrities and companies you follow.”

Musk is betting that the subscription service will be a major revenue generator for Twitter. It was acquired last month for $44 billion– 13 billion dollars in loans from banks. Musk must pay more than $1 billion in interest each year.

The company laid off nearly 100 employees this week Half of the company’s workforceAbout 3,700 jobs

Musk posted a series tweets over the weekend that included additional updates for Twitter Blue. Musk stated that the company “can beat the YouTube ad revenues split for creators” and that fixing Twitter’s search function is a “top priority”.

He stated that Twitter will soon allow users attach long text to tweets. Over the years, many users who wanted to write longer texts have taken screenshots of their notes app text. Musk stated that the new revamp would end this “absurdity”.