Is Twitter planning a paid service 'Twitter Blue' of 330 yen per month?

It has been revealed that Twitter is researching a subscription model to increase revenue, but it is reported that it is planning a new paid service `` Twitter Blue '' of $ 2.99 (about 330 yen) per month. I will.

Twitter may be working on Twitter Blue, a subscription service that would cost $ 2.99 per month --The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/5/15/22437690/twitter-blue-subscription-service-299-undo-tweets

Twitter has many users all over the world, but the problem of monetization has been pointed out for a long time, and every time the financial results were announced, there was a flood of trafficking information . It is reported that Twitter is researching a subscription model to secure a new revenue source and is developing new functions as a paid option.

Meanwhile, app developer Jane Manchun Wong, who has revealed new features before implementation such as Twitter's 'send cancel function' from app analysis, said that Twitter is planning paid service charges and service names. Tweeted that he found.

According to Wong, the name of the paid service that Twitter is planning is 'Twitter Blue.' Twitter Blue will be able to use the 'cancel transmission function' and 'bookmark collection function' of tweets for $ 2.99 per month. Twitter Blue seems to be a gradual subscription model, and it seems that the functions that can be used will change depending on the monthly fee paid.

Twitter is calling their upcoming Subscription Service “Twitter Blue”, priced at $ 2.99 / month for now, including paid features like:

Undo Tweets: https://t.co/CrqnzIPcOH

Collections: https://t.co/qfFfAXHp1o pic.twitter.com/yyMStpCkpr

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 15, 2021

The 'Cancel Sending Function' of a tweet is a function that allows you to cancel a tweet by pressing the 'Undo' button that is displayed for about 5 seconds immediately after pressing the 'Tweet' button.

Twitter is developing 'send cancel function' as a paid option --GIGAZINE

The 'bookmark collection function' allows you to save Twitter bookmarks in folders.

Twitter is working on Bookmark Collections ???? ????

aka the “folders in bookmark” that lots of folks have asked for :) pic.twitter.com/wUCEYca94i

— Jane Manchun Wong (@wongmjane) May 14, 2021

It has also been pointed out that if you subscribe to a high-priced plan among the subscription plans offered, you may be able to use the function to hide advertisements from the website. The reason why the ad hiding function is available is that Twitter acquired the ad hiding service 'Scroll' in May 2021. In fact, Tony Haile former CEO of Scroll also, the 'Scroll is integrated into the broader Twitter Subscriptions' Tweets have been.

Twitter Acquires Scroll, a Subscription Service That Hides Website Ads-GIGAZINE