Celebrities angry at plan to scrap Twitter checkmarks unless they pay

Celebrities are irritated by Elon Musk's plans to take away their blue tick on Twitter unless they pay at least $8 a month

Celebrities have slammed Elon Musk for his plan to remove legacy blue checkmarks unless they sign up for Twitter Blue.Celebrities have criticized Elon Musk for his plan to remove legacy verified checkmarks.Monica Lewinsky shared screenshots of Twitter users impersonating her.

Musk responded to Shatner, saying that celebrities should be treated the same as everyone else on Twitter.The actor said blue checkmarks were"guardrails to legitimacy; not meaningless status symbols." He added that Twitter doesn't stop another William Shatner from being verified with the subscription service."There's nothing wrong with money grabs if you are clear upfront. You aren't," he said.

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