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William Shatner is mad he may have to pay to keep his blue Twitter checkmark. Elon Musk says too bad

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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. They could get the marks back by paying up to $11 a month. But some longtime users, including 92-year-old Star Trek legend Sh atner, have balked at buying the premium service.
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Elon Musk defends Twitter subscription plan against William Shatner criticism

‘What’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter?’ asked ‘Star Trek’ actor

6 months ago·London, United Kingdom
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William Shatner is mad he may have to pay to keep his blue Twitter checkmark. Elon Musk says too bad

Elon Musk and William Shatner clashed on Twitter over the weekend after the Star Trek actor complained about being forced to pay to keep his blue checkmark on the platform.

6 months ago·Atlanta, United States
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William Shatner is mad he may have to pay to keep his blue Twitter checkmark. Elon Musk says too bad

By Jennifer Korn Elon Musk and William Shatner clashed on Twitter over the weekend after the Star Trek actor complained about being forced to pay to keep his blue checkmark on the platform. In a tweet on Saturday, Shatner expressed frustration with Twitter’s plan to remove blue checkmarks from the accounts of celebrities, journalists, government

6 months ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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VarietyVariety

Elon Musk Tells William Shatner Subscription-Only Twitter Blue Check-Marks Are ‘About Treating Everyone Equally’

Is Elon Musk’s move to grant verified blue check-marks only to paying Twitter users designed to prop up the company’s revenue — or is it supposedly to democratize the social network? After actor William Shatner groused about Twitter’s plan to revoke legacy blue check-marks as of April 1 and force users to pay for the […]

6 months ago·Los Angeles, United States
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Business InsiderBusiness Insider

Elon Musk tells William Shatner that Twitter shouldn't have different standards for celebrities when it comes to $8 blue checkmarks

William Shatner complained to Elon Musk about having to pay $8 a month for a blue checkmark on his Twitter account.

6 months ago·United States
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FortuneFortune

Star Trek's William Shatner and Twitter celebs outraged over Elon Musk's paid blue check plan: 'I have to pay for something you gave me for free?'

After buying Twitter for $44 billion in October, Musk has been trying to boost the struggling platform's revenue by pushing more people to pay for a premium subscription.

6 months ago·New York, United States
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