Twitter is weighing adding a subscription fee to access specific features on the app, Bloomberg reported.Creators on the site could also charge followers a"tipping" fee for exclusive content.Twitter is working on developing a subscription offering for more premium features on the platform, like TweetDeck, and may roll out a tipping feature down the road,Charging a subscription fee for some offerings would help boost and diversify its revenue, which currently is mostly from advertising.
One of the primary examples of potential services that Twitter could require a subscription fee for in the future was TweetDeck, a service that currently runs ad-free on the site, according to the report. TweetDeck operates as a Twitter-focused hub that allows users to view multiple streams of content at once, as well as schedule tweets. The service is primarily targeted to professional creators on the site.
Under a subscription basis, Twitter could build new features into the app, as well as charge for existing ones. Subscriptions would likely be targeted to more advanced users of the site. Some ideas that have reportedly been bounced around by the company as potential offerings people may pay for include an ad-free experience, more in-depth analytics, and additional bells and whistles for user profiles, including customizable badges and an un-send tweet button.A spokesperson for Twitter was not immediately available to comment on the Bloomberg report.The company also ran a survey in July asking users what products on the app they would be willing to pay for.
This sounds like good news to scammers. We already got people scamming for cash app donations.
I’d pay for a drunken tweet blocker