Liberal journalists, celebrities and activists were furious after Elon Musk gave them their blue checks back without having to pay $8 a month for the verified status.
University of Texas students sound off after public figures denounced Twitter's plan to charge a verification fee under its new owner, Tesla CEO Elon Musk.restored blue check marks to their Twitter profiles without requiring them to pay for verification.
However, for many on the left, not having a blue check mark next to their Twitter profile became a sign of their resistance to Musk and his overhaul of Twitter. "Yes, Elon gave me back my blue check but I didn’t pay for it. Does that make me a good guy or a bad guy? I’m so confused," Bette Midler also grumbled. The"Hocus Pocus" actress had complained "So far only 400 people have signed on to get their checks back. Guess #Twitter’s going thru an ‘unscheduled disassembly’, too," she added, referencing a malfunction during a recent rocket launch test conducted by Musk's aerospace company SpaceX.
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