Elon Musk, owner of the social network, made some exceptions and prevented Stephen King, William Shatner and LeBron James from paying the expected signature for account verification.
The controversy erupted on Twitter after many media accounts and celebrities appeared without the verified blue badge. However, the company “kicked back” in its decision and returned the blue mark to some recognized figures and personalities.
At the end of October 2022 the company was acquired by Elon Musk for 44,000 million dollars and it was he who warned that the user badge would disappear and could only be obtained by those who paid 8 dollars a month for the “Blue Twitter”a subscription that offers various benefits such as the badge and less advertising.
However, only 5% of the 407,000 verified profiles agreed to pay to receive the verification stamp, so last week they discovered that they had lost the stamp within the social network. The statement is travis browndeveloper of monitoring programs for social networks in Berlin, according to the AFP agency.
In any case, given the strong claims made by the figures and celebrities concerned, many of them returned to retrieve the blue check a day or two later, without having paid for the service. They include former US President, Donald TrumpWriter Stephen King and NBA champion LeBron James.
“I’m personally paying for it”, said Musk on Twitter, although he explained that he only paid financially for the signing of King, LeBron and the actor William Shatner.
In turn, the seal has also been restored for some media, such as the AFP agency and the New York Times, companies that have a gold seal reserved for organizations that pay at least $1,000 a month.
In the case of other celebrities, such as Ellen DeGeneres, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Taylor Swift AND Britney Spearseven the famous continue to use the blue visa in their accounts, even if it is not known if they have also received an exception from Musk or if they have paid the corresponding subscription fee.
Bill Gates, Justin Bieber AND Cristiano Ronaldo it was other international personalities who missed the target and then regained it.
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Source: Terra
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