When (or if) Twitter Blue comes back, it will cost $11 USD a month if users purchase their subscription through the app. However, the $7 USD (or is it $8 USD) a month price remains if users purchase their subscription via the web. There had been rumors for the past month that Twitter might get their own payment platform. However, I foresee a couple issues with this. First, is the matter of Twitter having the engineers to create, maintain and not to mention follow all the regulatory requirements for a payment platform. A legitimate conscience given that parts of the current Twitter app itself are ‘falling apart‘. Second, this ‘pricing practice’ may be illegal and.or attract unwanted attention from regulators in some states or countries.

In late November, Twitter owner Elon Musk spoke out against Apple’s 30 percent cut on in-app purchases. He also said that the tech giant threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store and won’t tell his company why. A few days later, though, Musk met with Apple chief Tim Cook and resolved what the former called a “misunderstanding.” Musk said the two had a “good conversation” and that Apple never truly considered dropping Twitter from the App Store.

Apple announced in late 2021 that it was going to allow developers of “reader” apps to link to external payment systems following a barrage of criticisms against its practice of taking a 30 percent commission. It’s unclear if the two executives talked about Twitter’s plan to offer Blue subscription outside of the App Store and how the social network would implement its idea.

via Engadget