Twitter looking at making money by introducing ‘Paywalled Video’ feature: Report

Barely a week after Elon Musk acquired Twitter, the business tycoon has already started implementing changes. The company has already confirmed that it will be charging money for verification check marks. It was also reported recently that Twitter users will have to pay for DMs as well. 

As per a report by The Washington Post, it is reported that Twitter is reportedly looking at an option to allow users to post videos behind a paywall. The feature will reportedly be called ‘Paywalled Video’ where users will be able to enable it once they add video content to the tweet. After which, they will be able to select from the pricing lists, which might be $1, $2, $5 or $10.

According to the report, Twitter’s Product team has called this feature ‘high risk’. The team has mentioned reasons which could be related to the risks could be copyrighted content, creator/users trust issues and legal compliance. If this new feature is introduced, it will mark a significant change as Twitter is a place known for publicly short thoughts, memes and more. 

It is also still not clear if this feature was under development or considered before Elon Musk acquired Twitter or after his arrival.

Other than this, the company is also planning to expand its access to the edit tweet function. The feature is currently only available to Twitter Blue users who pay $4.99 every month.