- by foxnews
- 15 Jan 2025
Elon Musk has indicated that a verified account on Twitter in the future could cost $8 a month, despite facing a user backlash over proposals to charge for the feature.
The blue tick verification process was brought in by Twitter in 2009 in response to celebrity concerns about impersonation. The programme ran into trouble when Twitter withdrew the verification status from controversial users such as the rightwing personality Milo Yiannopoulos and it was paused for a number of years before resuming it in 2021.
A social media user posted a photo of a suitcase tied with a ribbon that appeared to remind people of the new action movie "Carry-On," sparking references in the comment section.
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