Twitter told businesses that they must pay $1,000 per month to keep their gold badges

Twitter has told businesses that they must pay $1,000 per month to keep their gold badges, and brands and organisations that do not pay will lose their checkmarks.

According to The Information, Elon Musk’s company, which is busy monetising its platform through various means, will also charge an additional $50 per month to add badges to each account affiliated with the brand. According to a screenshot posted by social media consultant Matt Navarra, Twitter will charge a whopping $1,000 per month. “According to reports, Twitter is emailing businesses offering gold check mark verification for $1000 PER MONTH! In addition, affiliate account verification costs $50 per month “Navarra posted on Twitter.