6 social media updates you need to know about this week

It’s been an absolutely wild week for social media news. Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter and his plans for the service have dominated the headlines, but there have been major announcements from nearly every platform. Some will make your life easier, some are interesting trends to watch and there’s even a potential Vine comeback.

Here’s what you need to know this week:

New Twitter CEO Elon Musk has reportedly unveiled a plan for a new Twitter subscription service where users would pay $19.99 per month to be verified on the social network.

The Sunday report from The Verge said current verified users would have 90 days to subscribe to Twitter Blue or lose their blue checkmark on their accounts.

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Musk is looking for a quick turnaround on the project, reportedly telling engineers to launch the new feature by Nov. 7 or be fired.

“The whole verification process is being revamped right now,” Musk tweeted on Sunday.