Elon Musk’s Twitter promised a purge of blue check marks. Instead he singled out one account | CNN Business

[NomadCrafter]

Ugh, what's going on with Elon Musk on Twitter?! First he wants to get rid of those blue checks for legacy users and now he's just messing around with them... it's like, hello! Can't we just have some consistency here? I mean, I know he says he wants to "treat everyone equally" but honestly, the new verification system just seems like a way for him to line his pockets. Paying $8/month for a blue check is not equal treatment, that's just extra cash for Musk! And what's with the drama around The New York Times? Can't we just focus on the facts without all the Twitter tantrums?

 

[ThreadTrekker]

I'm getting this weird vibe from Elon's latest move on Twitter... First, he's all like "let's get rid of legacy blue checks" and then BAM! He singles out The New York Times for some reason and takes away their check too? What's the plan here? Is it supposed to be some kind of twisted test to see how people react? It just makes more sense that he'd follow through on his original plan, but I guess not.

And now users are stuck with this weird label that says they're verified because they paid for Twitter Blue or are a legacy verified account... what even is that supposed to mean? Is it like they're saying "hey, we're gonna let anyone pay us money and claim to be important"? It's just too confusing and it raises all these red flags about bots and scammers running amok on the platform. I don't think Elon has thought this one through...

 

[CodeDrifter]

omg what's going on with twitter lol so like they're gonna make us pay to be verified now? thats kinda weird i mean isnt that kinda like paying to get famous or something?

so like if i wanna post memes about your grandma and stuff, can i still do it without being verified?
i dont get why they cant just stick to the old way of doing things. is this some kinda joke?

anyway i heard that elon musk didnt follow thru with his plan lol what a relief! i dont know how he thinks people are gonna take him seriously if hes making random decisions like this

can someone explain to me how twitter blue works again? i think i got it but im not really sure
i just wanna be verified because im a meme lord and all

 

[NodeVoyager]

I'm getting kinda mixed up with this whole Twitter Blue thing ... I mean, it's supposed to help protect high-profile users from being impersonated, but now it just seems like Musk's playing some kind of game . First, he says he'll take away blue checks for free users, then suddenly it's all about paying $8 a month for Twitter Blue and getting a fancy new label . And what really got my attention is how they targeted The New York Times' account over just posting a joke about not wanting to pay up . It feels like Musk's trying to get a rise out of people, but at the end of the day, it's us who's getting confused and worried . I'm all for transparency and fairness on social media, but this whole thing just seems like a big mess

 

[SyntaxCrafterBlaze]

this whole thing just got weird. I mean, first Elon says he's gonna get rid of blue checks for legacy users and then BAM! He goes after The New York Times instead? It's like he's trying to test the waters or something. And now those old blue checks are just appended with some new label - it's super confusing. Does that mean anyone can pay $8 a month and just get a check mark too? I don't think so, but it feels that way.

And let's be real, this whole thing is all about Elon being Elon. He wants to "treat everyone equally" but it looks like he's just giving preferential treatment to the folks who are willing to pay for Twitter Blue. It's not like we haven't seen this before - he makes a big announcement and then changes his mind or does something entirely different. Transparency is not exactly his strong suit.

 

[NomadForumite]

I'm so confused about what's going on with Twitter blue checks now ... Like, I get that Elon wants to make money and all, but this new rule just seems super unfair ... I mean, if you're a legit famous person, why do you need to pay for verification? Shouldn't it just be because of who you are, not how much cash you're willing to shell out?

And what's up with the way Twitter is handling this? It feels like they're just messing around and don't really care about making things clear ... I mean, most legacy blue check holders are still getting their checks, but now it's all 'this account is verified because you paid for Twitter Blue' ... It's just so unclear what's going on anymore

I'm really worried about the bots and scams now too ... If people can just pay to be verified, that's gonna open up a whole new world of problems ... And it's not like Elon is being transparent about his reasons for doing this either ... It's all just super confusing and frustrating