Twitter 'relaunches' TweetDeck as plans to limit access to Twitter Blue subscribers by August

Twitter users will soon need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, according to a post from the social network firm on Monday. According to the corporation, the adjustment will take effect in 30 days.

Twitter made the news in a tweet announcing an updated TweetDeck with additional capabilities. It was unclear whether Twitter will charge users for both the new and old TweetDeck versions. Twitter did not reply quickly to a request for comment.

We have just launched a new, improved version of TweetDeck. All users can continue to access their saved searches & workflows via https://t.co/2WwL3hNVR2 by selecting “Try the new TweetDeck” in the bottom left menu.

Some notes on getting started and the future of the product…

— Twitter Support (@TwitterSupport) July 3, 2023

Charging for TweetDeck, which was previously free and is extensively used by companies and news organisations to conveniently monitor content, might help Twitter, which has battled to keep advertising income under billionaire Elon Musk's ownership.

The change comes only days after Musk stated that both confirmed and unverified users will be limited to seeing a certain amount of posts each day "to address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation."

His statement provoked a furious outcry from Twitter users, and ad experts predicted it would damage new CEO Linda Yaccarino, who took over last month.

Individuals must spend $8 (about Rs. 700) each month to verify their accounts, while businesses must pay $1,000 (approximately Rs. 7,000) per month.