Twitter blue is now available to all users. This new controversial function, much less, was launched a few months ago by Elon Musk (Current owner of the platform). Much has been said about her and what he can or cannot do. As well as its function and the way to access it. Since this new invention that came with the "triumphant" entry of the owner of Tesla and Space X among others, is paid.
Many functions are those that have been referred to through rumors on the platform itself. And also the final price of it. Since, for many users, it was a simple purchase of a verification system. Something you only had access to before through a personal identification system and that very few people accessed. As they were people of great relevance.
Whether these are politicians, institutional profiles, musicians or actors. Now, for many of these, your verified profile is displayed with a grayer text and “check”. In order to differentiate a profile of general interest from someone who accesses the "premium" functions of a social network. As if in Linkedin you pay for the Premium pass with priority access to limited functions in the free plan of the platform.
What does the Twitter Blue feature include?
For those who are thinking of acquiring this feature and who want to know what it includes, here we will list all the advantages of it. Since many of them were already known, since they were something that had been revealed by people close to the company, others are not so much. For this reason we are going to list and explain what each of them is about and if it has any benefit for the average user of the social network or is designed for a specific audience.
- Rise to the “top of replies, mentions and searches”. This Twitter Blue function means that every time you interact and write a tweet, the application will place you in the top positions. This way you are more likely that people will read what you write.
- Announcements. According to the company itself, they guarantee that you will see only 50% of ads that are published on the web. That is, even if you pay you will see ads, but they will not be as constant.
- Publication of long videos. The video time limitation remains for users without Twitter Blue. With this function you can publish long videos, a way to be able to make videos like on video platforms (Youtube or Twitch).
- early access. A new function that Blue brings is that you will be able to have early access to Twitter Blue Labs. A kind of Beta version of the functions that new Twitter creates, which you will be able to see before they are officially presented.
- Edit your posts. With this function you will also be able to edit your tweets in case there is something in which you have made a mistake and you want to rectify it.
- Higher quality of videos. You can upload videos and watch them up to 1080 without losing quality.
How much does this Twitter Blue feature cost?
Much has been speculated about how much this premium Twitter feature would cost. Since, with the exception of Linkedin, no social network similar to Twitter has a cost of use. Facebook, Instagram or TikTok are completely free and accessible to all its functions. That is why putting a very high price was not going to be striking, but neither would be too low a price, accessible to all.
Depends on the country, the application has a cost or another. But it also depends on the device you use. According to the Twitter address itself, in the United States and in the iOS system the cost is $11 dollars. Something very different from an Android system, which has a cost of $8 dollars in the monthly system. This big difference may be due to the fact that there are application costs in iOS, but it is true that the difference is quite large.
In the case of Spain, the cost is the same without differences between systems, at least for now. Of course, it depends on the time you pay at once. If you want to access the service on a monthly basis, you will have to pay €8 per month. However, if you prefer to pay for a whole year, you will have a 12% discount. Which corresponds to €7 per month (or €84 per year). Of course, the monthly subscription of €8 is momentary, since the renewal to the following month is already equivalent to €11.
Requirements to access this function
After many rumors, in which it was said that this function would be a failure (and that we still have not ventured to say if it is or not) it was speculated that there would not be much impediment to belonging to this select paid club. And it is true, you do not really need many requirements to be able to pay and access. This generates a lot of insecurity in users. Well, anyone who wants to access the function and impersonate another person can do so.
The only requirement that prevents you would be to have an account that is only 90 days old. The concern comes, because the users themselves have identified the verified accounts with a "blue check", something that must now change. Since it is not an authentic profile the fact of having this symbol. With a verified phone and the antiquity mentioned, would be enough. This is a clear problem for the authentication of people.
The only thing that limits this tool with greater security is that you cannot modify your '@', your profile picture or your visible name. Once you change any of these features, you lose the blue check until it can be verified that you are still the same person and have not tried to impersonate someone. These security codes are fine, but they feel brittle. Well, anyone can easily get around them, at least that's what it seems to the twitter community. Now, to check what type of profile it is, if it is paid or not, we can access your profile, click on the blue symbol and in the description see «TwitterBlue«.