Speaking at Twitter’s annual shareholder meeting in San Francisco on Monday, Dorsey said the company has considered a membership model. Here’s his quote in full: “Yeah, so this has been kicked around for quite some time. We do believe that there is a real importance that Twitter is accessible to everyone in the world no matter what their economic stature is and where they are in life, so the general case has been to make Twitter free and open. We’re always talking with our customers around what could be and what they’d like to see, and this is an idea that has come up. We don’t have any particular plans to announce today but we’re always looking at those patterns, that feedback and understanding if it’s the right thing to do for the greater Twitter audience.”
Jack Dorsey , the co - founder and CEO of Twitter , has stated the social media giant has considered offering a membership model such as a premium subscription service . However , the company takes the position that it is important that Twitter provides membership to everyone no matter what their economic status or wealth is , and is unlikely to implement the model in the near future .