Elon Musk could charge just iPhone users $4 MORE for Twitter Blue, report says trends now
Elon Musk could reignite his war with Apple - a new report reveals the billionaire is planning to add $4 to the Twitter Blue price for users who purchase the subscription through the iPhone app.
The expected cost for the service is $7.99 a month, but sources told The Information that Musk is attempting to make up for the 30 percent fee the tech giant takes from in-app purchases.
The move follows rumors that Twitter could be banned from Apple due to its new content moderation policies, to which Musk responded by blasting the firm for charging developers a 'secret 30% tax.'
Shortly after the billionaire released a fury on Twitter, he claimed to meet Apple CEO Tim Cook at the UFO-shaped headquarters in San Jose, California and that the two buried the hatchet.
The claims in The Information report could spark another battle as Musk attempts to deter people from paying in the iPhone app by offering a lower price through the website in a move that echoes that of Epic Games in 2020.
Elon Musk could reignite his battle with Apple, as a new report claims he will charge an extra $4 for Twitter Blue purchases made in the iPhone app
The video game maker funneled users to its website to purchase items for Fortnite to avoid paying Apple fees and as a result, Apple booted the app from its App Store - and the two are still battling the issue in court.
It has yet to be seen if Musk plans on bypassing Apple's fee.
DailyMail.com has contacted Twitter and Apple for comment.
Musk has touted Twitter Blue to bring in revenue for the company he purchased last month for $44 billion.
One feature would see any user subscribing to Twitter blue given the platform's iconic 'blue tick' next to their name - without any official verification.
The news follows Musk's Twitter campaign last month that blasted Apple for threatening to pull Twitter from the App Store
It was later seen that Apple was not threatening Twitter. Musk posted a video claiming to show him at Apple's headquarters
The report said that lower pricing on the website was also likely to drive more users to that platform instead of signing up on their iPhones. It did not mention whether pricing would also change for the Android platform.
Musk called out Apple and CEO Cook on November 28 after the company halted advertisements on the social media platform.
'Apple has mostly stopped advertising on Twitter,' Musk wrote. 'Do they hate free speech in America?' What's going on here @tim_cook?'
Responding to American commentator Liz Wheeler's tweet that he should create his own smartphone 'if Apple and Google boot him from their app stores', Musk replied that he would do that 'if there is no other choice.'
The billionaire then continued on an Apple rampage, calling the company for censorship.
'Apple has also threatened to withhold Twitter from its App Store, but won't tell us why,' he later added.
'Who else has Apple censored?' Musk also wrote.
He then posted a poll about whether apple should punish all censorship actions it has taken that affect customers, to which a majority of voters said 'yes,' and later called out the tech store for applying a 'secret 30% tax' on store-bought purchases.
Neither Cook nor Apple responded to Musk on the platform.
Even before Musk took the helm, Twitter had been at odds with Apple about its content moderation or lack thereof.
Musk said purchasing Twitter was his way 'to help humanity' by improving free speech.
'Free speech is the bedrock of a functioning democracy, and Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated,' he said in April when
