The social media giant will launch its revamped version of its subscription service Monday, the company announced in a series of tweets on Saturday.
The new look Twitter Blue comes weeks after
new CEO Elon Musk paused the $8 per month service after a surge in users
impersonating celebrities, companies, and brands showed up as verified accounts
on the platform. Musk had initially planned to relaunch Twitter Blue on Nov. 29
before he delayed it further.
Twitter did not explain why Apple users
were being charged more than others on the Web but there have been media
reports that the company was looking for ways to offset fees charged in the App
Store.
Twitter had initially launched Twitter Blue
early in November before pausing it as fake accounts mushroomed. It was then
scheduled to launch again on November 29 but was pushed back.
Elon Musk, who took Twitter private for $44
billion in November had in a series of tweets last month listed various
grievances with Apple, including the 30% fee the iPhone maker charges software
developers for in-app purchases.
The fee has drawn criticism and lawsuits
from companies such as Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, while attracting the
scrutiny of regulators globally.
The commission could weigh on Musk's
attempts to boost subscription revenue at Twitter, in part to make up for the
exodus of advertisers over content moderation concerns.
He had then accused Apple of threatening to
block Twitter from its app store and also said that the iPhone maker had
stopped advertising on the social media platform.
However, after a subsequent meeting with
Apple chief executive Tim Cook, he tweeted that the misunderstanding about
Twitter being removed from Apple's App Store was resolved.
Both Twitter and Apple did not respond to
Reuters request for comments. © Reuters