Twitter recently laid off 50% of its employees. (Representational)Twitter is delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers of its new $8 a month service until after Tuesday’s midterm elections, the New York Times reported on Sunday.Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The U.S. midterm elections on Tuesday will decide whether Republicans or President Joe Biden’s Democrats will control Congress.Changes to Twitter’s verification process came a week after Elon Musk took over the social media company in a $44 billion deal. On Saturday, Twitter updated its app in Apple’s App Store to begin charging $8 for blue check verification marks.Twitter recently laid off 50% of its employees, including employees on the trust and safety team, the company’s head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth said in a tweet earlier this week.Reuters reported on Thursday that Musk has directed Twitter’s teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)Featured Video Of The DayDelhi’s Air Quality In “Very Poor” Category
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