Unless you’ve been living under a rock (no judgement if you have), you will likely have seen that the world’s richest man, Elon Musk, has decided to charge Twitter users for the “verification blue tick”.
Musk has tried to justify the new charge by saying “we need to pay the bills somehow”. We know your pain, Elon. Except you’re now the overlord of one of the most powerful social media platforms in the world with a track record of incredible innovation. Charging your users for a verification tick is the best you can come up with??
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