Twitter is reportedly planning to charge businesses over $1,000 per month to retain their gold verification checkmark badges.
This comes as owner Elon Musk continues exploring revenue streams for the social media platform.
According to internal messages, businesses that refuse to pay the fee will lose their gold badges and their verified status. If they choose to pay, they will also have to fork out an additional $50 monthly for each affiliated account.
However, these pricing schemes still need to be finalized and have not been officially published.
The blue checkmark system was initially introduced to verify notable profiles of celebrities, journalists, and those related to the government. Musk rolled out a new verification system in November with different colored badges for other accounts.