Twitter Inc. officially announced the rumored paid option "Twitter Blue" on the 3rd (US local time). As the first step, it is stated that it will roll out to Australia ($ 4.49 / month) and Canada ($ 3.49 / month), and will continue the conventional free service.
Twitter Blue was discovered by Jane Manchun Wong, who is investigating new features that will be included in the app. It was reported that it was backed up by the official app the other day, but it is finally officially announced and started by Twitter.
The highlight of this time will be "Cancel Tweet". This function can set a timer up to 30 seconds, and even if you post a tweet, it will not be published immediately, and you can cancel the transmission until the timeout. It's almost the same as Gmail's mail cancellation function, and you can't edit posted tweets.
Next, "Bookmark folder" is a function that makes it easier to organize saved tweets by dividing them into folders. The free version so far also had a bookmark function, but it is now possible to sort out the parts that were difficult to see because they were all saved in one place.
In addition, you can customize the Twitter app icon, change the color theme of the entire UI of the app, and give priority to customer support, as well as "reader mode" that makes long threads easier to read. It is also stated that these functions are only in the early stages and will be gradually expanded after listening to the opinions of users.
Speaking of money on Twitter, the paid function "Super Follow" that allows creators to provide special content and the money-throwing function "Tip Jar" are announced. In addition, Mr. Wong mentioned above speculated that Twitter is working on a hierarchical subscription pricing model, that is, "higher rate plans offer more features than cheaper plans."
Since the planned price of Twitter Blue in the US is $ 2.99 per month (according to the result of analyzing the official app), it is expected to be around 330 yen in Japan. If there is an option to "remove ads from the timeline" as a higher-level plan, there may be many users who are willing to pay even 1000 yen per month.
Source: Twitter Blog
