Twitter set to charge $1,000 per month from businesses for gold badges

“Twitter is reportedly emailing businesses offering gold check mark verification for $1000 PER MONTH! And affiliate account verification for $50 each per month,” social media consultant Matt Navarra tweeted.

Twitter reps did not respond to a request for comment.

The gold checkmark indicates that the account is an official business account through Twitter Verification for Organizations. (ILKHA)