![]() ![]() The tech mogul later said he “forgot” to add that any Twitter users you follow directly will also be in the For You feed. Musk also had announced that starting April 15, only posts from Twitter Blue verified accounts will show up in Twitter’s For You recommendations. Said Musk, “There shouldn’t be a different standard for celebrities imo.” He’s characterized Twitter’s previous system of verification as “corrupt and nonsensical.” Last fall, after the author Stephen King rejected the idea of paying for a blue check-mark (“Fuck that,” King tweeted), Musk responded, “ We need to pay the bills somehow!”īut Musk also has claimed that granting Twitter verified status to any paying Jane or Joe Six-Pack is “more about treating everyone equally,” as he told actor William Shatner, who had complained about Twitter’s plan to rescind legacy blue check-marks unless users pay for them. ![]() Musk is making the switch to paid verification in order to generate much-needed revenue for Twitter - although it is not obvious that many people will actually fork over the dough for Twitter Blue. □□♂️.” As of this writing, remains verified. ![]() LeBron James, the NBA star and entertainment producer, had tweeted on March 31 that his blue check-mark likely would be disappearing because he wouldn’t pay for verification: “Welp guess my blue ✔️ will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain’t paying the 5. Some celebs have said they’re not going to pay for Twitter verification. On April 2, Twitter changed the language in the description of verified users to read, “This account is verified because it’s subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account” - which means you can’t tell who is paying for a blue check-mark and who isn’t. That doesn’t appear to have begun in any widespread way at this point. Twitter previously announced that starting April 1, it would begin removing the blue check-mark badges from legacy verified accounts - those which the company had previously deemed to be notable and/or authentic - unless users have signed up for Twitter Blue, which starts at $8 per month. Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20- Elon Musk April 11, 2023 ![]()
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