“Power to the people!” Elon Musk unveils $8/month blue checkmark on Twitter for everyone
Nickie Louise
Posted On November 1, 2022
Just a few days after taking ownership of Twitter, Elon Musk has reached out to Twitter users soliciting ideas on how to make Twitter better. Two days ago, Jason Calacanis polled Twitter users about how much they would like to pay to be verified and get a blue checkmark on Twitter.
A few hours later, Musk replied, “Interesting” after 87 percent of the respondents said they wouldn’t pay for the service.
Interesting
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 31, 2022
Stephen King also replied with the following: “$20 a month to keep my blue check? Fuck that, they should pay me. If that gets instituted, I’m gone like Enron.” Musk later asked, “We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8?”
We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers. How about $8?
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022
A few hours later, Musk unveils the $8 per month blue checkmark on Twitter for everyone. In a series of tweets, Musk said:
“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.”
Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit.
Power to the people! Blue for $8/month.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022
You can read the rest below.
You will also get:
– Priority in replies, mentions & search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam
– Ability to post long video & audio
– Half as many ads— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022
The $8 per month kind of sounds like a good idea after Musk added that the new plan would “also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators.”
This will also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022
Update: 3:30 PM EST. It seems Musk is serious about rolling out the new blue checkmark feature. A few minutes ago, the new Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator tweeted a meme of himself with the message: “All for $8 ….Yesss!!!”
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 1, 2022
