Twitter is working on an analogue of Patreon

The Verge noticed that the social network Twitter is secretly developing a subscription service. Journalists

paid attention to the new team, whichworking on the Gryphon project. As two anonymous employees of the social network told the publication, this is a form of subscription to private materials from individual Twitter users, which will work as a Patreon service model.

The Verge hasn't figured out exactly how it will workthis model, but the authors of the note suggest that the service will offer users to create closed content that will be available only to paid subscribers. Now the service makes most of its money from advertising and data licensing, and a subscription service could potentially provide exclusive content in exchange for a monthly fee.

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Twitter previously explored theirusers who have been using the social network for a long time to subscribe. A few years ago, the company conducted a study to assess whether Twitter users would pay for analytics, breaking news alerts, or news feeds over the past 24 hours.

Most likely, the social network will focus onTwitch or Patreon models where users can subscribe and financially maintain separate accounts. The Verge turned to Twitter for comment, but they were unable to comment on the information of the journalists.

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