Twitter CEO Elon Musk said the old school verification badges would go away unless a person or organization pays for Twitter Blue.
So far, no one has lost their verified badge…except for The New York Times.
People can pay $8 monthly, and organizations $1,000 for the badge.
The NYT said it would not pay for the badge nor reimburse anyone within the publication who buys it independently.
The best tweet Musk had on the situation is this one:
It’s true. You get some free articles but must pay for the NYT subscription.
It’s ridiculous.
Here is another great point. It all reminded me of a pay-to-play system. It’s weird how everyone screams equality and treats everyone the same, but when it happens…it’s temper tantrum time.
The other accounts associated with the NYT have their blue badge. Other outlets also continue to have their badges.
The NYT reporters also have their badges. A few don’t have one, but I don’t know if they had one before April 1.
The left and Democrats cannot stand that Musk isn’t giving them special treatment.
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