On Thursday, Twitter finally removed the blue tick from celebrities’ accounts who failed to pay the subscription amount.
Twitter had announced removing its ‘legacy’ blue tick verification system, prompted by Elon Musk’s controversial decision to change the platform’s verification process.
As a result, several celebrities across Nigeria, including Davido, Wizkid, Burna Boy, and Kate Henshaw, had their accounts unverified.
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Twitter verification now requires money
The new verification process requires users to pay $8 monthly to subscribe to ‘Twitter Blue’ to retain their verification badge or obtain a new one.
Many users unwilling to pay the subscription fee lost their verification badges. This change affected not only celebrities but also journalists and other verified accounts.
Musk had advocated for Twitter to improve its profitability since November, and eliminating the legacy verification system was a step in that direction.
Reactions; The man is not smiling
Many people reacted to the new Elon Musk decision to remove users’ blue ticks: here are some of them:
@Adeyemi Ibironke: Elon musk wants to secure the bag na. The man is not smiling
@Hamidah Adedoyin
Some people can not be collecting verification logo anyhow
Elon musk.
Omo ogbon.
Sodiqi
Captain Vawulence!: Elon Musk should go with his blue tick… It’s a time like I said that we create our own space, where we will be free to express ourselves and not be controlled on what to say or write by Elon Musk.
Abu-Ammaar: There’s nothing special about it since it has been monetized.
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Elon Musk Proposes Payment Plan For Twitter Users
In another news, Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, proposed that users might begin to pay to access certain features on the platform.
The verification badge and Twitter Blue are the premium features that might soon become paid for. Users will begin to pay a $20 monthly fee to keep their verification badges. This development will also allow unverified users to purchase the badge, whether notable or not.
As reported by The Verge, the Twitter Blue subscription, which used to be $4.99 will be $19.99 if the proposed payment policy is implemented. The bird app users will have a 90-day limit to subscribe to the monthly verification. Otherwise, they will lose their badges.
