The tycoon confirmed that he granted verification to celebrities who spoke out against the removal of the blue accents, such as LeBron James and Stephen King, among others.
While all those who had verified twitter accounts lost their blue tick this thursday some stars were surprised to find that they kept theirs when they don’t pay Twitter Blue. Famous people known to be against the moves of Elon Muskas LeBron James and Stephen King they discovered that the tycoon decided to subsidize their accounts on purpose and against their will.
“I am paying some personally”, revealed Musk hours after the outrage broke out. Technology outlet The Verge had confirmed moments before that a Twitter employee sent James an email to tell him that he was receiving “a complimentary subscription to Twitter Blue, from Elon Musk.” In March the basketball legend had assured that he would not pay for a blue tick.
It would seem that Musk personally decided to give him a Twitter Blue subscription to whom have spoken out against of the function. other players of the nba, as Stephen Curryif they lost their accents.
Stephen King, one of the most vocal celebrities against Twitter Blue He also kept his check mark and confirmed that he neither paid nor gave his phone number to confirm his account. To him, Musk responded on Twitter: “You’re welcome, namaste.”
The move could be intended for people believed that if they paid it despite their statements to the contrarysince now this is the only way to keep a blue checkmark.
Source: Ambito
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