Elon Musk's $8 charges for BlueTick - Boiling Celebrities!!
Elon Musk has said that twitter users who have a blue tick next to their name, which indicates that the account has been verified by twitter, will be charged $8 a month.
"It's necessary to take down spam/scam," Musk said as part of the changes he plans to make after his $44 billion acquisition of social media platform Twitter. Accounts approved by twitter now have a blue tick next to their username for free. Critics say the move will make it harder to identify credible sources and individuals.
"It's necessary to take down spam/scam," Musk said as part of the changes he plans to make after his $44 billion acquisition of social media platform Twitter. Accounts approved by twitter now have a blue tick next to their username for free. Critics say the move will make it harder to identify credible sources and individuals.
Musk, the world's richest man, said paying users would have priority in responses, priority in searches and priority in ads.
"Power in the hands of the people! Blue for $8 a month," he tweeted. He criticized the old Blue Tick verification system as "a system of peasants under aristocracy in a feudal society."
"Power in the hands of the people! Blue for $8 a month," he tweeted. He criticized the old Blue Tick verification system as "a system of peasants under aristocracy in a feudal society."
Twitter's previous method of verifying Blue Tick users involved a short online application form. Reserved for those who are likely targets for impersonation such as celebrities, politicians, journalists. Twitter introduced this system in 2009. The system was introduced after the company also faced a lawsuit accusing it of not taking enough steps to prevent fake accounts. But Elon Musk faces a tough challenge as he tries to turn around Twitter's business, which has been unprofitable for years. He has said he wants to reduce reliance on twitter ads, even as some companies wait to advertise on the platform under his leadership. His electric car company, Tesla's rival General Motors, said last week it would stop running its ads on Twitter.
Meanwhile, some other major companies are waiting to see how Elon Musk's changes play out and have temporarily stopped advertising on twitter in the meantime, a media ad buyer for a leading ad agency told media. On Monday, IPG, one of the world's largest advertising companies, advised its clients to suspend advertising on the site for a week, saying it needed more clarity on its plans to ensure "trust and safety" on Twitter. IPG is given a billion pounds a year to handle the marketing budgets of some of the world's biggest brands. The original report, which said fees for BlueTick's offerings could be as high as $20 per month, cast doubt on BlueTick.
Stephen King, a prolific writer on the site, wrote on twitter in response to the changes, "I want twitter to pay me." Many suggested it.
Musk replied, "We've got to pay the bills somehow!" He replied.
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