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Twitter users will soon need to be verified in order to use TweetDeck, the social media company said in a tweet on Monday.
“We have just launched a new, improved version of TweetDeck,” the tweet said.
The change will take effect in 30 days, the company said.
Twitter made the announcement in a tweet detailing an improved version of TweetDeck with new features.
“TweetDeck now supports full composer functionality, spaces, video docking, polls, and more,” it said.
It was unclear if Twitter will charge users for both the new and old version of TweetDeck.
Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Charging for TweetDeck, which was previously free and is widely used by businesses and news organisations to easily monitor content, could bring a revenue boost to Twitter, which has struggled to retain advertising revenue under billionaire Elon Musk’s ownership.
Twitter provoked ire last week when Musk announced that the platform would limit the number of tweets that could be read per day, with people not paying for subscriptions — by far the majority of users — limited to 1,000 tweets a day.
The stated aim of the decision was to limit the use of the social network’s data by third parties, in particular companies feeding artificial intelligence models.
His announcement sparked a fierce backlash from users on Twitter, and ad experts said it would undermine new CEO Linda Yaccarino, who started in the role last month.
Individuals must pay $8 per month to verify their accounts, while organisations pay $1,000 per month.
Following the move, TweetDeck effectively stopped working for many users — including Dawn.com, which showed a loading wheel above empty columns.