Twitter explores subscription-based option for first time

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Subscription fees could come from a version of Tweetdeck, an existing interface that helps users navigate Twitter.
Like most other social media companies, Twitter since its founding 11 years ago has focused on building a huge user base for a free service supported by advertising.
Twitter Inc is considering whether to build a premium version of its popular Tweetdeck interface aimed at professionals, the company said on Thursday, raising the possibility that it could collect subscription fees from some users for the first time.
Last month it reported it had 319 million users worldwide.
But unlike the much-larger Facebook Inc.
Twitter has failed to attract enough in advertising revenue to turn a profit even as its popularity with U.
S.
President Donald Trump and other celebrities makes the network a constant center of attention.