Twitter to delay verification changes until end of semesters, NYT says

Twitter will wait to introduce changes to the verification process and the Twitter Blue subscription service until after the midterm elections, according to report from The New York Times.

The social media company began rolling out updates to its platform to some users on Saturday in preparation for the launch. The changes detailed in the App Store confirmed that users will be able to purchase Twitter Blue and receive a blue tick for $7.99 per month.

Elon Musk, who became the new owner of Twitter on Oct. 28, laid out a series of ideas for a new user verification process for Twitter, which he acquired for $44 billion.

In an earlier one thread of tweetsMusk criticized the current system and said he plans to give “power to the people” by offering verification to anyone on the platform through Twitter Blue for $8 a month.

These changes were confirmed on Saturday in the updated App Store listing.