Twitter Reportedly Doing Special Paid DM Features For Celebrities

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JAKARTA - In an effort to help Twitter generate revenue in the early Elon Musk era, the social media was reportedly working on a paid Direct Messaging (DM) sent to celebrities.

According to internal documents obtained by NYTimes from two people familiar with the new feature, Twitter is working on a paid DM feature where users can send messages to celebrities.

It is not yet known that the subscription fee for this feature is claimed to be only a few dollars per DM. Chances are, Twitter will also receive part of the fee.

In addition, this paid message will also appear in a special area for live messages boxes. Celebrities must choose to receive such messages.

Unfortunately, there is no further information on when this feature will be rolled out or even just a prototype. It is not clear whether users should apply for a fee in advance to send messages to celebrities, or whether they will be charged only if the recipient receives a message request.

However, launching Slashgear, Saturday, November 5, the new feature is called a big risk, because celebrities with millions of fans may not need to feel the need to get a dollar or two from their fans.

Others are still at risk, a celebrity may also allow their team to chat on their behalf, which will mislead and thwart all such feature development goals from the start.

Whether launched or not, the attempt to make a paid DM feature is a clear offer to generate revenue quickly after Musk's expensive deal to buy the platform.

Previously, Twitter Blue subscriptions would also sell blue tick badges for $8, equivalent to IDR 77 thousand per month and paid videos.