Published 6 months ago

Celebrities balk at paying Elon Musk for Twitter’s blue check mark

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Elon Musk is gleefully promising that Saturday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists and others who'd been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status. One of Twitter's main reasons to mark profiles with a free blue check mark starting about 14 years ago was to verify politicians, activists and people who suddenly find themselves in the news.

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USA Today

Elon Musk is taking away my blue check mark on Twitter. Who am I if not notable?

On April 1, Elon Musk will be robbing verified Twitter users of that which makes us special – the fancy blue check marks next to our names.

6 months ago·United States

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NBC News

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.

6 months ago·United States

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Michigan Live

Celebrities balk at paying Elon Musk for Twitter’s blue check mark

After months of delay, Musk is gleefully promising that Saturday is the deadline for celebrities, journalists and others who’d been verified for free to pony up or lose their legacy status.

6 months ago

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The Manila Times

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk

WILLIAM Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform.

6 months ago·Manila, Philippines

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The Jewish Voice

Twitter Celebs Balk At Paying Elon Musk For Blue Check Mark - The Jewish Voice

(AP) – William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity on the social media platform. They could get the marks back by paying up to $11 a month. But some longtime users, including […]

6 months ago

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