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It will cost your brand R145 a month to be verified on Twitter

New Twitter owner Elon Musk has announced that it will cost R145 or $8 a month for users to have a verification badge on the social media app.

The news came after Musk who recently bought the social network for $44bn fired top executives including CEO Parag Agrawal.

“This will also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators,” said Musk. “There will be a secondary tag below the name for someone who is a public figure, which is already the case for politicians.”

Verified users like best selling author Stephen King said they would not be paying the fee.

Last week Musk penned a letter to advertisers saying he bought Twitter for the future of civilization and not to make more money.

“I didn't do it because it would be easy. I didn't do it to make more money. I did it to try to help humanity, whom I love… Let us build something extraordinary together.”

About Karabo Ledwaba

Karabo Ledwaba is a Marketing and Media Editor at Bizcommunity and award-winning journalist. Before joining the publication she worked at Sowetan as a content producer and reporter. She was also responsible for the leadership page at SMag, Sowetan's lifestyle magazine. Contact her at karabo@bizcommunity.com

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