Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

Monica Lewinsky, Celebs On Twitter Torch Elon Musk Over Blue Check Pay Plan

High-profile users balked at buying the premium service championed by Twitter’s billionaire owner and chief executive Elon Musk.

Twitter celebs baulk at paying for blue check mark

After months of delay, Elon Musk is promising that Saturday is deadline for people to pay or lose their legacy status.

Twitter Celebs Balk at Paying Elon Musk for Blue Check Mark

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.

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

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.

Twitter celebs baulk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

Some Twitter commentators could lose their coveted blue marks

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark

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.