Twitter Announces $5 Premium Service (With Free No Vowels "Twttr" Option For Cheapskates)

Today, Twitter has announced a new two-tier option for its users: a premium, five dollars a month service, and a free but basic version of the micro-blogging platform, known as Twttr, which everyone can use.

The catch? The no-cost Twttr option does not allow the use of vowels, meaning users will now have to get very creative with the letter “Y”.

Yep. This is huge. Twitter has said that they’re doing this because “by eliminating vowels, we’ll encourage a more efficient and ‘dense’ form of communication.

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