Twitter subscription service: Why the global rollout may get delayed

Elon Musk has already announced that Twitter will now charge $8 for its subscription service, Twitter Blue. It has been reported that the Tesla CEO had asked employees to meet the November 7 deadline to introduce paid verification on the social media platform or pack up and leave. However, a new report says that the launch is being delayed until after the US mid-term elections.

Citing a report by The New York Times, The Verge says that a manager working on the project said in an internal memo that the company has “made the decision to move the launch of this release to November 9, after the election.” The mid-term elections in the US are slated to be held on November 8. It is likely that Musk wants to address people’s concerns ahead of the mid-term elections. Verified users may pose as politicians and news outlets potentially causing confusion.