Twitter Inc started offering an annual plan for its subscription service called Twitter Blue, which includes its verified badge, at a discount to its monthly price.
Twitter users can subscribe to the service for an annual price of $84, instead of a monthly subscription price of $8 on the web and $11 on Apple devices.
The discount would be available in countries including United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, New Zealand and Australia, Twitter
Billionaire Elon Musk, who purchased Twitter for $44 billion last year, announced several changes to the company including new subscription plans for Twitter Blue.
Twitter had previously reserved the blue check mark for verified accounts of politicians, personalities, journalists and other public figures. Twitter rolled out the paid subscription option last year to grow revenue.
Earlier in December, Elon Musk said that Twitter’s Basic blue tick will have half the number of advertisements and the social media platform will offer a higher tier with no advertisements by next year.