If Amazon announced a significant price increase for Amazon Prime a few days ago, now it’s Twitter’s turn. And the bluebird’s social network made a generous announcement via mail and the web. twitter blue raiseThe payment service was launched just a year ago.

Available (for now) in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States, membership starts at $2.99 ​​per month, but is priced from July 27. It will be $4.99 (depending on the country, the figure varies). Since it is a low figure compared to other services, the increase does not seem very obvious, but in fact we are talking about an increase of 67%.

A steep rise that comes unannounced

After the rise, Twitter Blue prices are those that can be seen in the table below. It’s a pretty steep climb. comes without improvements or new functionality. The social network explained that this increase “helps us continue to build some of the functionality you want from us, improve what you like, and continue our mission to support journalism.”

One of the functions that Twitter Blue has is that it allows subscribers. Read articles from specific affiliate publications without ads. These are available he is ready and publications such as Reuters, Slate, Business Insider, BuzzFeed, Deadline, and the Los Angeles Times, among others. As Twitter’s words suggest, maintaining contact with these and more media will partially justify the price hike.

Otherwise, no news on subscription justifying new price. Twitter Blue still offers bookmark folders, custom icons, themes, custom navigation, featured articles, a reader, and an option to undo (not edit) tweets.

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