Twitter will relaunch Twitter Blue at the next worth for Apple customers

Dec 10 (Reuters) – Twitter Inc will relaunch a revamped model of its subscription service Twitter Blue at the next worth for Apple customers on Monday, the corporate mentioned in a tweet on Saturday.

The corporate mentioned customers may subscribe to the revamped service that may let subscribers edit tweets, add 1080p movies and get account verification after blue tick, for $8 a month by way of the net however for $11 per 30 days by means of Apple iOS.

Twitter hasn’t defined why Apple customers are being charged greater than others on the internet, however media shops have reported that the corporate is in search of methods to offset charges charged within the App Retailer.

Twitter initially launched Twitter Blue in early November earlier than pausing it as pretend accounts grew. It was then scheduled to launch once more on November 29, however was pushed again.

Elon Musk, who stripped Twitter of $44 billion in November, had in a sequence of tweets final month listed varied grievances with Apple, together with the 30% charge the iPhone maker prices software program builders for in-app purchases.

He then accused Apple of threatening to dam Twitter from its app retailer and in addition mentioned the iPhone maker had stopped promoting on the social media platform.

Nevertheless, after a subsequent assembly with Apple CEO Tim Prepare dinner, he tweeted that the misunderstanding over Twitter’s removing from Apple’s App Retailer had been resolved.

Twitter and Apple didn’t reply to Reuters’ request for remark.

Reporting by Gokul Pisharody and Kanjyik Ghosh in Bengaluru; Modifying by David Gregorio and Aurora Ellis

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