Not confirmed by Twitter: IT minister on reports of fee for verification badge

Amid speculations that Twitter is mulling about $20 per month charge for verification badge, IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Monday said there has been no confirmation from the microblogging platform on the issue, and that any comment can be made only after Twitter’s position is known.

“It is not from Twitter, someone has floated that story…it is not confirmed by Twitter. Let them say what they have to say and then we will comment…I can’t jump at something that somebody is speculating,” the minister said when asked for comments on reports that Twitter is considering charging for the coveted blue tick mark verifying the identity of its users.