Twitter To Start , Charging $20 a Month , for Verification.br The Verge reports that Twitter's new owner, br Elon Musk, is already putting changes into motion.br Sources tell The Verge that Twitter will soon charge $19.99 for its Twitter Blue subscription.br It's currently $4.99.br The new Twitter Blue br subscription will br provide additional features, br including verification. .br Once implemented, verified users will have br 90 days to subscribe to the new plan or br they'll lose their verification status. .br The Verge reports that Twitter employees were told that they need to launch the new Twitter Blue subscription by Nov. 7 or they'll be fired. .br The Verge reports that Twitter employees were told that they need to launch the new Twitter Blue subscription by Nov. 7 or they'll be fired. .br Musk also reportedly plans to lay off employees who haven't helped with the code base recently. .br The Verge reports that Musk br would like to see subscriptions make up br half of Twitter's overall revenue. .br The Verge reports that Musk br would like to see subscriptions make up br half of Twitter's overall revenue.