In what can be quite a sensational development, Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk has apparently indicated his agreement when a user demanded investigation into Twitter employees, allegedly asking in past, for USD 15,000 for a verification blue tick.
Within days of taking over Twitter, Musk has announced subscription service for Twitter Blue which the app says would give those who ‘sign up now’ a blue tick ‘just like celebrities’
Amid all this, a Twitter user alleged that in past, Twitter employees privately demanded USD 15,000 for a blue tick.
The user with handle @WSBCHairman has made the allegation. The account has nearly 900,000 followers and it does not have a blue tick.
“Twitter employees were selling verification for upwards of $15,000. For certain accounts, mine included, they would refuse to verify you through the standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes. Investigation needed,” says @WSBCHairman
In a reply to the tweet, Elon Musk tweeted, “yup”
Musk, already a high-flying billionaire and chief of companies like Tesla and SpaceX, acquired Twitter for USD 44 billion just days ago. His acquisition of Twitter came after a protracted process that saw the billionaire backing away once and then coming back to the table.
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