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Not even a week after Elon Musk takes over Twitter, he\u2019s started to float the idea of turning the ad-supported platform into a freemium service \u2013 charging, potentially, $8 per month for those that wish to enjoy the privilege of having a blue checkmark next to their name.<\/p>\n

Once that started to float around, the pushback started almost immediately. Celebrities like author Stephen King threatened to leave the platform<\/a>. Some others, like AOC, even questioned whether charging for a blue checkmark was limiting people\u2019s free speech<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll admit when I first heard about the idea to start charging for the blue checkmark \u2013 I didn\u2019t know what to make of it. It seemed like Musk was throwing spaghetti at the wall to try to figure out some sort of way to recoup some of the money that he invested into Twitter. But after it sank in a while, it makes sense\u2026 and probably should have been implemented years ago.<\/p>\n

The celebrities, politicians, and influencers that have verified accounts arguably get the most<\/em> benefit from Twitter. The platform allows them to continue to build their audience \u2013 and the bigger the audience they have, the more valuable their personal brands become. It can be argued that those verified accounts with big followings also add the most value to Twitter, as their content is worth something. But we\u2019re talking $8\/month here. The ROI for them is immense.<\/p>\n

And why should those influencers get access to some special feature that others can\u2019t have access to? With it being a paid feature, everybody has the ability to access the benefit.<\/p>\n

From a business standpoint, it makes a lot of sense. Who doesn\u2019t want some recurring revenue coming in each month? It\u2019s a nice revenue stream that helps mitigate the ebbs and flows of an advertising network.<\/p>\n

So fair enough, Elon. I see that $8\/month. The only question that some like Casey Neistat have is where to send the check.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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