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News organizations reject Elon Musk's demand of paying to keep checkmarks on Twitter

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The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Politico, and Vox all scoffed at the notion on Thursday that they would pay Twitter for the feature, which has been free since it was introduced years ago but will soon be phased out.

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News organizations reject Elon Musk's demand of paying to keep checkmarks on Twitter

News organizations have a message for Elon Musk: We are not going to pay you for checkmarks on Twitter.

1 year ago·Atlanta, United States
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News organizations reject Elon Musk's demand of paying to keep checkmarks on Twitter

By Oliver Darcy, CNN News organizations have a message for Elon Musk: We are not going to pay you for checkmarks on Twitter. The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, BuzzFeed, POLITICO, and Vox all scoffed at the notion on Thursday that they would pay Twitter for the feature, which has been

1 year ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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News orgs reject Musk’s demand to pay for Twitter checkmark

“In the future, a checkmark will no longer mean you are a verified journalist,” Anita Kumar, senior editor of standards and ethics at POLITICO, told the newsroom in a memo. “Inste…

1 year ago·San Jose, United States
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News Organizations Won’t Pay for Blue Checkmarks

“News organizations have a message for Elon Musk: We are not going to pay you for checkmarks on Twitter,” CNN reports. “The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, BuzzFeed, Politico, and Vox all scoffed at the notion on Thursday that they would pay Twitter for the feature, which has been free since it was introduced years ago but will soon be phased out.”

1 year ago·New York, United States
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'We aren't planning to pay': News organizations refuse to purchase Twitter verification at Musk's demand

Major news outlets are declining to pay for the once sought-after blue checkmark on Twitter, CNN reports. Once "a way to tell real accounts from fake one," Mashable reports, since Elon Musk became Chief Executive Officer, the checkmark — which used to be free — has turned into "a status symbol, which users can get if they opt for the $8 per month Twitter Blue subscription."Per CNN, the platform will start "removing legacy verified checkmarks" on…

1 year ago·Washington, United States
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News outlets refuse to pay for Elon Musk’s latest Twitter update — Verified Organizations

A sign at Twitter headquarters is shown in San Francisco, Dec. 8, 2022. Twitter rolled out Verified Organizations feature and news organizations across the country are refusing to pay for it. Jeff Chiu, Associated Press On Friday, Twitter rolled out a new feature called Verified Organizations — and various news organizations are already opting out.With Verified Organizations, “vetted organizations that sign up for Verified Organizations are in …

1 year ago·Salt Lake City, United States
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