According to Sky News
Elon Musk, Twitter's biggest shareholder, has put forward a host of changes to the social media giant's premium subscription service - including cutting the price and allowing users to pay with the dogecoin cryptocurrency.
Twitter Blue launched in July 2021 and is the site's first subscription service, currently available in the US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
The service, which costs $2.99 (£2.30) per month, gives users a 30-second edit function to revise tweets, the ability to bookmark folders, and a "reader mode" for condensing long threads.
But now the Tesla founder, just days after he disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter, has proposed several changes, including cutting the price and allowing users to play with dogecoin and local currency.
Users should also be given a checkmark similar to a blue verification tick, he said. ...Read More
According to Mint
Elon Musk reveals 3 features that only Twitter Blue users can experience.
Twitter has announced that it is appointing Elon Musk to its board after the world's richest person became the social media platform's biggest shareholder with a 9.2% stake
Tech titan Elon Musk, who has now become part of Twitetr Inc's board, has shared three features on Sunday that only Twitter BLue users will be able to experience.
Twitter Blue is a premium version of Twitter in which a user has to pay a monthly subscription ($3/month) to get access to premium features of the microblogging site.
According to the billionaire Musk, those who will sign up for Twitter Blue will get an authentication mark. Besides, a person will be able to edit the tweets in 20 seconds time. Twitter Blue will not show any advertisement to the user, Musk said....Read More
According to CNBC
Elon Musk suggests people who subscribe to Twitter Blue should be able to pay with dogecoin
The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — who revealed this week that he owns 9.2% of Twitter — is a prolific Twitter user, often moving markets with his tweets.
He was appointed to Twitter’s board of directors on Tuesday and said he looked forward to working with the board to make “significant improvements to Twitter in the coming months.”
Launched in June last year, Twitter Blue is the social media giant’s first subscription service for those willing to pay for exclusive access to special features.
Elon Musk is tweeting about Twitter again.
This time, he’s come up with a slew of suggestions for Twitter Blue, the social media giant’s subscription service. They include a price cut, the option to pay in dogecoin and banning ads.
The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX — who now owns 9.2% of Twitter — is a prolific Twitter user, often moving markets with his tweets.
He was appointed to Twitter’s board of directors on Tuesday and said he looks forward to working with the board to make “significant improvements to Twitter in the coming months.”....Read More
According to ZEENEWS
Twitter’s next board meeting is gonna be lit’, Elon Musk jokes about smoking weed at upcoming meet
Musk shared a photo of him smoking, what appears to be, weed, in a post saying, "Twitter’s next board meeting is gonna be lit."
Elon Musk, who recently announced picking up a 9.2 per cent stake in the microblogging platform, appears to be pretty excited about the next board meeting at the social media company. In a post, Musk said, “Twitter’s next board meeting is gonna be lit.”
With the Twitter post, Musk shared a photo of him smoking, what appears to be, weed. While his post appears to be nothing but a harmless joke, it can’t be said with certainty about what the billionaire plans to do at the board meeting. ...Read More
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 7, 2022
According to THE INDIAN EXPRESS
Elon Musk made Twitter’s board member, netizens wonder what his next move would be
On Monday, Elon Musk acquired 9.2 per cent stake, worth USD 3 billion, in Twitter, making him the largest stakeholder in the company.
Welcoming Musk to the board, Parag Agrawal, the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, wrote, “I’m excited to share that we’re appointing @elonmusk to our board! Through conversations with Elon in recent weeks, it became clear to us that he would bring great value to our Board.”
He further added, “He’s both a passionate believer and intense critic of the service which is exactly what we need on @Twitter, and in the boardroom, to make us stronger in the long-term. Welcome Elon!”.
On Thursday, Musk tweeted a picture with the caption, “Twitter’s next board meeting is gonna be lit”. Soon this tweet went viral with more than 50,000 retweets and almost five lakh likes in less than a day...Read More
According to NDTV
Biggest Shareholder Proposes Twitter Blue Subscription Shake-Up
Elon Musk, Twitter Inc's biggest shareholder, on Saturday suggested a raft of changes to the social media giant's Twitter Blue premium subscription service, including slashing its price, banning advertising and giving an option to pay in the cryptocurrency dogecoin.
Musk, who disclosed a 9.2% stake in Twitter just days ago, was offered a seat on its board of directors, a move which made some Twitter employees panic over the future of its ability to moderate content.
In a Twitter post, the head of electric vehicle maker Tesla Inc suggested that users who sign up for Twitter Blue should pay significantly less than the current $2.99 a month, and should get an authentication checkmark as well as an option to pay in local currency.
"Price should probably be ~$2/month, but paid 12 months up front & account doesn't get checkmark for 60 days (watch for credit card chargebacks) & suspended with no refund if used for scam/spam," Musk said in a tweet....Read More
According to THE ECONOMIC TIMES
With Elon Musk's entry, how will the next Twitter board meeting be? 'Lit,' replies Tesla boss
Elon Musk, who went from being a tech boss who shared memes on Twitter to joining the microblogging site's board, has given a glimpse at what future top meetings at Twitter will look like.
The 50-year-old Tesla chief took to Twitter to share his own reaction on the news about him joining the board. And as expected, Musk reacted via a meme which shows him smoking marijuana while the caption reads: "Twitter's next board meeting is gonna be lit."
The picture is from his interview with Joe Rogan podcast which has now resurfaced online. After the news about Musk joining the Twitter board broke, people took to the microblogging site to congratulate the billionaire, but of course, in form of memes.
And living up to his title on 'memelord', Musk himself joined in on the jokes as he shared the legendary meme on his official Twitter account...Read More
According to Hindustan Times
‘Is Twitter dying?': Elon Musk's cryptic post on ‘top' accounts
Over the last few months, the world’s wealthiest person went from being one of the loudest voices on Twitter to the company’s largest shareholder and board member.
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Saturday took yet another dig at Twitter while sharing a list of 10 most-followed Twitter accounts and asked "Is Twitter Dying?" as most of the handles aren't very active on the microblogging site.
"Most of these 'top' accounts tweet rarely and post very little content. Is Twitter dying?" Musk, who was recently appointed to Twitter's board, tweeted.
He explained that American singer Taylor Swift hasn’t posted anything in 3 months and Justin Bieber "only posted once this entire year".
Musk will be an unusual addition to the Twitter board. He isn’t an expert in advertising, which is how Twitter makes money, and he has a habit of tangling with regulators, who are a constant concern for any large social media platform. Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s former chief executive, is set to depart the board later this year when his term expires. Unlike Dorsey and Musk, the remaining 10 board members keep relatively low profiles. They don’t tweet nearly as often, and one hasn’t tweeted at all...Read More
