White House refuses to pay for its employees’ Twitter Blue verification

News outlets, athletes, celebs — and the White House — don't plan to pay for Twitter Blue checks

Many large Twitter accounts across sports, media, and entertainment have said they don't plan to pay for Twitter Blue to keep their blue check as the "legacy" checks are phased out.

White House Refuses To Pay For Twitter Verification

White House Refuses To Pay For Twitter Verification The White House won't pay to have its staff's official Twitter accounts verified, according to an email distributed to staffers and obtained by Axios. "It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user," said White House director of digital strategy, …

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White House refuses to pay for its employees’ Twitter Blue verification

The White House joined other US institutions in refusing to pay for the Twitter Blue subscription service. On Friday, White House Director of Digital Strategy Rob Flaherty informed the staff via email that they would have to pay for the subscription out of their pocket if they wish so, according to Axios. “It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service,” Flaherty said.

White House won't pay for Twitter verification under Elon Musk's new rules: report

In email guidance, the White House told staff members it will not pay for their Twitter verification.

White House says won't pay for staffers' Twitter Blue verification

White House says won't pay for staffers' Twitter Blue verification The members of the White House will have to spend on their own in order to keep the blue verification checkmarks on Twitter, the White House informed its staffers on Friday via an email saying that won't be subscribing to Twitter Blue, New York Post reported. When Elon Musk took control of Twitter as the CEO, a change was announced regarding the blue checkmarks. According to the…