Elon Musk to relaunch Twitter’s Blue Tick subscription service on November 29

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk has said that Twitter’s coveted $8 blue tick subscription service will be relaunched with verification on November 29, days after the microblogging platform temporarily halted it following a surfeit of fake accounts.

Before Musk took control of Twitter on October 27, the blue tick was given to celebrities, government heads and other celebrities after their accounts were verified by the site’s platform.

The $8 subscription fee announced on November 6 was a measure to retain advertisers and generate revenues.

The move, however, led to a surge in imposter accounts, forcing Twitter to temporarily halt the service.