Elon Musk's promise to retract blue checkmark verification from thousands of Twitter users came to fruition Thursday. Countless celebrity accounts were affected
For a decade, Twitter was the premier watering hole for the chattering classes. But where does everybody go if it dries up?will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain’t paying the 5,” he said in aOn Thursday, his profile had a blue check, which when clicked said the following: “This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.”
Musk commented on a Twitter thread about James’ blue check, saying that he is “paying for a few personally.” It was unclear whether he paid for James’ subscription. A spokesperson for James confirmed that a Twitter employee reached out to the Lakers star and said Musk was willing to give him a complimentary subscription. James did not accept the offer, the spokesperson said. James’ account still has a blue check mark.
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