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Source:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/celebrity-blue-check-twitter-verification\/<\/a><\/br>
\nCelebrities don\u2019t want to pay Elon for a blue check<\/br>
\n2023-03-31 21:43:35<\/br><\/p>\n

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April 1 is the dumbest<\/a> day on the internet, and this year, it\u2019s not just because brands will try to prank you by selling \u201chot iced coffee.\u201d Starting on Saturday, Twitter will begin removing blue checks<\/a> from \u201clegacy verified\u201d users if they don\u2019t sign up for a Twitter Blue<\/a> subscription. This is part of new owner Elon Musk\u2019s grand plan to make Twitter profitable, but this particular scheme has a glaring issue: If anyone with $8 per month can get a blue check, the symbol won\u2019t be cool anymore (and also disinformation will proliferate<\/a>, but Musk doesn\u2019t seem super worried about that).<\/p>\n

Twitter initially launched its verification system in 2009 to protect celebrities from impersonation. Someone made an account pretending to be former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa, but instead of just asking for the account to be taken down, La Russa sued<\/a> Twitter. And so, the three-year-old company introduced<\/a> its iconic blue check badge.<\/p>\n

Now, we\u2019ve come full circle. Celebrities are a day away from losing their verification badges, and you might think they would lament the loss of this symbol that was literally created to protect them. Unfortunately for Musk, paying for Twitter Blue is cheugy<\/a>, so some celebrities have spoken out to say that they won\u2019t be paying for a blue check.<\/p>\n

At the beginning of the month, the musician Ice Spice weighed in: \u201c1M on here is heavy blue check wya :\u2019)\u201d<\/p>\n

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1M on here is heavy blue check wya :’)<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ice Spice \u2606 (@icespicee_) March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

What she means is that people will know she is who she says she is, since a scam account couldn\u2019t compete with her 1.2 million followers. She has a point, but we know that people don\u2019t always click on your profile when they\u2019re not sure you\u2019re real \u2014 they might just believe that insulin is free now<\/a> (it is not).<\/p>\n

In that chaotic first few days of Twitter\u2019s new verification program \u2014 a time when anyone could instantly get a blue check, change their handle and impersonate others \u2014 basketball superstar LeBron James was one of the first celebrities to be impersonated<\/a>. On an account verified with Twitter Blue, someone pretending to be James posted that he was requesting a trade from the Los Angeles Lakers back to the Cleveland Cavaliers. This was not true, but the news spread anyway.<\/p>\n

James still doesn\u2019t want to pay for a blue check, he said on Twitter.<\/p>\n

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Welp guess my blue \u2714\ufe0f will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain\u2019t paying the 5. \ud83e\udd37\ud83c\udffe\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n

\u2014 LeBron James (@KingJames) March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

James is the highest-paid<\/a> NBA player of all time, earning over $40 million per year. That makes it all the more hilarious that he won\u2019t pay.<\/p>\n

For some celebrities, it\u2019s not about the $8. It\u2019s about the principle of it. Actor William Shatner tweeted at Musk, \u201cNow you\u2019re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free?\u201d<\/p>\n

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Hey @elonmusk<\/a> what\u2019s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter? I\u2019ve been here for 15 years giving my \u23f0 & witty thoughts all for bupkis. Now you\u2019re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club?\ud83d\ude44<\/p>\n

\u2014 William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) March 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

But also, everyone knows how uncool they will look if they pay to be verified. Michael Thomas, a wide receiver for the NFL\u2019s New Orleans Saints, summed it up best: \u201cDon\u2019t nobody want that raggedy blue check no way anymore \ud83d\ude02\u201d<\/p>\n

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Don\u2019t nobody want that raggedy blue check no way anymore \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

\u2014 Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

This year\u2019s Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes II, also an extremely well-paid athlete, joked that he can\u2019t pay the $8 because he has kids to take care of.<\/p>\n

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay made an excellent point (and also, he is on the best team in the NFL, don\u2019t fact-check me, this is true). If someone wants to impersonate him, then maybe raging Philly fans will accidentally tweet their complaints to the wrong person.<\/p>\n

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They can have my blue check \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 fans might tag the wrong name now when someone catch a ball on me!!\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n

\u2014 Darius Slay (@bigplay24slay) March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Other stars took the time to tell their followers that even if they lose their check, they are who they say they are\u2026 but they still don\u2019t want to pay for verification. Monica Lewinsky posted a set of screenshots showing what happens when you search her name on Twitter. There are already many impersonators, some of whom have a paid blue check.<\/p>\n

She added<\/a>, \u201cin what universe is this fair to people who can suffer consequences for being impersonated? a lie travels half way around the world before truth even gets out the door.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSeinfeld\u201d actor Jason Alexander said that if he loses his check, he will leave the platform altogether, since he is worried about impersonation.<\/p>\n

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Friends, there are bigger issues in the \ud83c\udf0ethan the blue verified \u2714\ufe0fnext to my name on this account. But without it, anyone can allege to be me. So, if I lose that \u2714\ufe0f know I will leave this platform. Anyone appearing with it=an imposter. I tell you this while I\u2019m still official.<\/p>\n

\u2014 jason alexander (@IJasonAlexander) March 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Even New Order bassist Peter Hook weighed in. The 67-year-old Brit earnestly reminded his followers that he will never sell anything to fans via DM.<\/p>\n

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Hello everyone! My Twitter account may lose its \u2018blue tick\u2019 verified status very soon. Please be aware that this will remain my ONLY official Twitter account! Watch out for scammers\/impersonators \u2013 I do not contact fans or sell anything over Twitter DMs. Thank you!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Peter Hook (@peterhook) March 31, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

Impersonation is clearly the biggest concern among celebrities (\u2026 and journalists), but there are other benefits to Twitter Blue beyond the blue check. According to Musk, only verified users\u2019 tweets<\/a> will be shown in the \u201cFor You\u201d feed. Still, we can\u2019t imagine LeBron is too worried about getting eyes on his tweets. The dude has 52 million followers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\nSource:https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/03\/31\/celebrity-blue-check-twitter-verification\/<\/a><\/br><\/br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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