- Two-factor authentication via SMS is now only available with a Blue plan on Twitter
- Two-factor authentication via Google Authenticator remains free
- Twitter Blue costs 11 euros per month on iPhone
The famous social network is experiencing serious difficulties. And to remedy this, Twitter leaders have chosen to focus onBlue packagewhich allows access to certain features by paying, which of course are not available to free users. An offer which is improving quite regularly, and which has just gained a new advantage: the possibility of securing your account with two-factor authentication by SMS. The problem? This solution has existed for a long time on Twitter, but until now it was not necessary to checkout to be entitled to it…
For its part, the platform tried to justify itself via a complete press release. It is particularly a question ofabusefrom accounts using this login method. However, we do not really know what operations are incriminated here, but it is indeed not uncommon to see malicious actors using SMS to achieve their ends. Remember, however, that two-factor authentication via Google Authenticator remains available free of charge to everyone on Twitter.
Price and availability
To access Twitter Blue, prices differ depending on the country. However, we know that in France, it is worth paying the sum ofeleven euros each monthfor Internet users who subscribe from an Android or iOS mobile. The figure drops to eight euros for those who use a web browser on a computer. Why this gap? In all likelihood, this is a way to “circumvent” the commission imposed by the App Store and the Google Play Store on application creators. At Apple, this still reaches 30%, or 15% in the case of certain privileges.
Twitter Blue is also available with an annual subscription, which reaches 84 euros. This therefore saves around a dozen euros, compared to a monthly plan over twelve months started from a smartphone.
Other features of Twitter Blue
WithTwitter Blue, users also have the option to edit their tweet after publishing it, within thirty minutes from the date of sharing. As a bonus, it is possible to cancel the publication completely, in the event of an error. With this, Twitter Blue also allows you to write longer tweets: up to four thousand characters instead of the two hundred and eighty usually offered to free accounts.
Twitter is not the only social network to offer paid features. This is also the case for Telegram,which for its part would have passed the milestone of one million subscriptions.
Par : Twitter, Inc.
