Twitter Blue vs Meta Verified: Weigh your options before choosing

Twitter announced last month that starting April 1, verified users will lose their legacy blue checkmark unless they subscribe to Twitter Blue. After taking over the company late last year, Elon Musk is increasingly looking at newer streams of revenue, including its Twitter Blue subscription, which allows any user to pay for the cherished blue tick. Notably, the company had also announced its plan to restrict its SMS-based two-factor authentication mode to only Twitter Blue subscribers. Not just that, but only verified accounts will appear in Twitter’s recommendation feed, Musk announced last month. Although he claims the move “is the only realistic way to address advanced AI bot swarms taking over”, it is clearly another push towards Twitter Blue. While it gives the company some cash, verified users might see an increase in their visibility.