Elon Musk, who now owns Twitter, says that the system was so broken that any user who wants to own a checkmark could simply buy one off a third-party website. He said that they secretly sold verification badges under the previous management.
Twitter employees were selling verification for upwards of $15,000. For certain accounts, mine included, they would refuse to verify you through the standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes.
Investigation needed.
— Chairman (@WSBChairman) November 5, 2022
Some humor for a Sunday afternoon (not Elon Musk tweet):
BREAKING: Elon Musk rumored to be setting up installment payment portal for verification
Twitter blue customers will be able to break down their $8.00 monthly fee into 4 separate payments of $2 to be withdrawn every Friday if they select “crybaby bitch” at checkout
— I PAID $8 FOR THIS 👉🏿 (@ElijahSchaffer) November 6, 2022
He is savage (actually, it’s someone joking, but not Elon Musk):
Elon is savage 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/IzH3yL6wfE
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) November 7, 2022
Twitter users will be able to write more.
Followed by creator monetization for all forms of content
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2022
Musk addressed the cheapskates.
Trash me all day, but it’ll cost $8
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 5, 2022
He had to lay off 3700 people.
Regarding Twitter’s reduction in force, unfortunately there is no choice when the company is losing over $4M/day.
Everyone exited was offered 3 months of severance, which is 50% more than legally required.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 4, 2022
Is anyone Surprised?