New Delhi: Micro-blogging platform Twitter has expanded its Blue subscription service to over 20 countries in Europe. Countries include the Netherlands, Poland, Ireland, Belgium, Sweden, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Denmark, Greece, Austria, Hungary, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Slovakia, Latvia, Slovenia, Estonia, Croatia, Luxembourg, Malta and Cyprus. According to Twitter’s about page.
With this expansion, the Blue subscription service is now available in over 35 countries globally. Last month, the micro-blogging platform expanded Twitter Blue service to 6 countries including Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal and Spain. ,ALSO READ: “Please don’t believe…, Maria and I have zero knowledge about the stock”: Arshad Warsi’s reply after SEBI ban,
In December last year, Twitter launched its Blue subscription service with verification, costing $8 per month for Android users and $11 for iPhone owners. Later, the company added features such as the ability to post 60-minute videos and 4,000-character tweets, as well as receive priority access to conversations. ,Also Read: Will ChatGPT Take Away Your Job? Here’s what Infosys founder Narayana Murthy thinks,
Meanwhile, after a round of layoffs, the micro-blogging site has removed Twitter Product Manager Esther Crawford. Crawford led various projects at Twitter, including the company’s Blue with verified subscriptions and its upcoming payments platform.
More than 50 employees were affected by the layoffs, spread across multiple departments. Martijn de Kuijper, the creator of the now-defunct Review newsletter platform, which was acquired by Twitter in 2021, was also there, The Verge reported, citing sources.