Twitter ‘Most Interesting Place on the Internet’: Elon Musk

The richest man in the world, Elon Musk, acquired Twitter in a whopping US$44 billion deal on October 27th.

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Twitter’s new owner, billionaire Elon Musk, has said his social media platform is “simply the most interesting place on the internet,” and has announced his plan to charge US$8 a month for Twitter’s blue tick verification. In anger against the plan.

Musk, the richest person in the world, bought Twitter in a whopping $44 billion deal on October 27th.

Musk announced on Wednesday that it will charge $8 a month for the blue checkmark in front of the username that authenticates accounts, sparking anger and mistrust among some longtime users.

“Twitter is the most interesting place on the internet, which is why you are reading this tweet right now,” Musk tweeted Wednesday.

He has previously tweeted: “It’s a good sign to be attacked from both left and right at the same time” and “You get what you pay for”.

“Power the people! Blue for $8 a month,” he tweeted on Tuesday, adding that prices will be adjusted country by country in proportion to purchasing power parity.

For that price, he said, users get priority in replies, mentions, and even searches. Not only is this essential for defeating spam/scams, but it also has the ability to post long videos and audios, half ads, and a paywall. Bypass publishers who want to work with social media companies.

Musk, 51, said monthly payments from users for blue ticks would also provide Twitter with a source of income to reward content creators.

Secondary tags are added under the names of celebrities, which is already the case for politicians.

A blue checkmark indicates that a particular account has been verified because it’s notable in government, news, entertainment, or another designated category.

Twitter introduced the system in 2009 and faced lawsuits alleging it didn’t do enough to prevent account impersonation.

But Musk’s decision to charge for blue ticks didn’t sit well with many longtime users, including author Stephen King, who has nearly 7 million followers on the platform.

“Twenty dollars a month to keep a blue check?” he tweeted on Monday. “I’m not money, it’s the principle of things.”

Musk has confirmed to King, most clearly yet, the proposal to charge for account verification. (We) have to pay the bills somehow! Twitter cannot rely entirely on advertisers, he said. How about $8?

Blue tick user Kasturi Shankar, who describes her as an actor, activist, lawyer, author, quiz writer, dancer, foodie, and “lover of travel” in her Twitter bio, “dilutes blue tick validation. How People That Really Matter When companies and media buy blue ticks, they try to monetize their tweets.

Twitter will be a billboard.” Another user named David Rothschild asked, “So the more money you spend, the higher your speech will be?” Obtaining the basic social safety and bargaining necessary to gain meaningful opportunities is a particularly infuriating type of fake populism,” said a user with a blue check handle @DavMicRot.

Another verified user with the handle @Rubiu5 said, “A random user paid $8 USD to change his display name to Elon Musk using the same profile picture and tweet as if he were you. What happens when you start?” I asked. People know they’re following real people because of the presence of verified checkmarks, users noted.

In response to the barrage of criticism, Musk said Twitter is speaking to the inner masochist in all of us.

“All complainers please keep complaining but it will cost you US$8,” he tweeted.

In a subsequent tweet, Musk shared a link to a popular British skit titled “Argument.”

A famous sketch by comedy troupe Monty Python shows a character played by Michael Parry going into a rage after paying the price for a five-minute altercation with John Cleese.

Musk writes that he completely stole the idea of ​​prosecuting for insults and arguments from Monty Python.