Employees working on the development of Twitter Blue were given an ultimatum by CEO Elon Musk: launch the new, more expensive subscription by November 7th or get fired.

The new subscription is planned to be priced at $19.99 per month.

Twitter Blue would function similarly to Instagram’s verified badge program, which allows users to apply for a verified badge that appears next to their name on their profile if they are determined to be of public interest.

This badge helps users verify that they are who they say they are and also allows them to stand out from other users on the platform.

The introduction of paid verification on Twitter has been met with some backlash, as many people feel that it would create an elitist system where only those who can afford to pay for verification would have access to it.

However, others argue that the ability to verify one’s identity on social media can be vital, especially for public figures and those who are at risk of being impersonated online.

What do you think? Should Twitter introduce paid verification? Or would this create too much of a divide between users who can afford it and those who cannot?

Platformer’s Casey Newton first reported that Twitter was considering charging for verification.