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Nicholas Gordon

Elon Musk delays Twitter Blue launch again, this time to spite Apple

Elon Musk at the 2022 Met Gala (Credit: Noam Galai—GC Images)

Twitter’s oft-delayed paid verification service is reportedly being postponed again, this time due to Elon Musk's ongoing beef with Apple and how the Cupertino giant treats in-app purchases.

Twitter CEO Elon Musk had said Twitter Blue would relaunch this coming Friday, but the social media company is now postponing the launch as it tries to avoid paying Apple's 30% cut of subscription revenue, reports Platformer, a newsletter from tech journalists Casey Newton and Zoe Schiffer.

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