2023-04-23 17:59:00
Last Thursday a controversy broke out on Twitter after the accounts of many media and celebrities appeared without the blue verification badge. However, the company “backed down” with its decision and restored the blue check to certain recognized figures and personalities.
At the end of October 2022, the company was acquired by Elon Musk for 44,000 million dollars and it was he who warned that the hallmark of users would disappear and only those who pay monthly could obtain it $8 dollars for “Twitter Blue”a subscription that provides several benefits such as the badge and fewer ads.
The company Twitter “no longer exists” and is now part of X, Elon Musk’s corporation
However, only the 5% of the 407,000 verified profiles agreed to pay for receiving the verification mark, so last week they found that they had lost their hallmark within the social network. This was indicated by Travis Brown, a program developer who monitors social networks from Berlin, according to the agency. AFP.
In any case, given the strong claims presented by the affected figures and celebrities, several of them returned to recover the blue tilde a day or two later, without having paid for the service. They include the former president of the United States, Donald Trumpthe writer Stephen King and the NBA champion LeBron James.
“I am paying some personally”Musk said on Twitter on Friday, although he explained that he only financially took over the subscription of King, LeBron and actor William Shatner.
In turn, the badge was also reset for some mediasuch as the AFP agency and the New York Times, companies that have a gold-colored mark that is reserved for organizations that pay, at least, $1,000 per month.
In the case of other celebrities, like Ellen DeGeneres, Miley Cyrus, Rihanna, Taylor Swift y Britney Spearsthe famous also continue to wear the blue tilde in their accounts, although it is unknown if they also received an exception from Musk or if they paid the corresponding subscription.
Bill Gates, Justin Bieber y Cristiano Ronaldo They were other international figures who lost their hallmark and then recovered it. Nationwide, they missed the mark Susana Giménez, Lali Esposito, Marcelo Tinelli y Maria Becerraamong others, and some, like Karina “La Princesita”, refused to pay to recover it.
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