Elon Musk shares three exclusive features of Twitter Blue

Elon Musk, Twitter Inc's biggest shareholder, suggested a raft of changes to the social media giant's Twitter Blue premium subscription service

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These changes includes slashing price of Twitter Blue, removing advertising and giving an option to pay in the cryptocurrency dogecoin.

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Elon Musk, who disclosed a 9.2 per cent stake in Twitter just days ago, was offered a seat on its board of directors, which Elon has declined later.

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Twitter Blue, launched in June 2021, is Twitter's first subscription service and offers "exclusive access to premium features" on a monthly subscription basis.

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In a Twitter post, Elon Musk suggested that users who sign up for Twitter Blue should get an authentication checkmark as well as an option to pay in local currency.

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"Price should probably be ~$2/month, but paid 12 months up front" Elon Musk said in a tweet post

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He further added that, "account doesn't get checkmark for 60 days (watch for credit card chargebacks) & suspended with no refund if used for scam/spam."

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"And no ads," Musk suggested. "The power of corporations to dictate policy is greatly enhanced if Twitter depends on advertising money to survive."

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Musk also proposed an option to pay with dogecoin and asked Twitter users for their views. Twitter declined to comment on Musk's suggestions.

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However, the company already lets people tip their favorite content creators using bitcoin. So, let's see what happens in future

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