It is the top of an period. Twitter has formally eliminated all verified blue checks from customers who haven’t paid for a subscription and hip-hop is weighing in on the change.
On Thursday (April 20), Elon Musk initiated his beforehand introduced plan to take away blue verification checks from anybody who has not paid for a subscription to be verified. Nobody was secure from the purge, which means among the most well-known celebrities on the planet together with Drake, Kim Kardashian, Beyonce and others have been stripped of the one affirmation that proves their accounts are official.
All through the day, a number of rappers have commented on the brand new transfer, which has been trending on the social media app.
“Y’all mf’s out right here frightened concerning the incorrect test,” Wiz Khalifa commented on the subject.
The Sport appeared unbothered by the transfer. “Examine gone however the checks nonetheless comin,” the Compton, Calif. rapper tweeted.
“Oh, y’all thought Elon wasn’t taking them blue test marks at present for actual huh?” Soulja Boy joked. [laughing emojis] “Bruh mentioned he need his bag at present.”
Elon Musk has been rolling out modifications to Twitter since he purchased the app final October for $44 billion. The next month, he introduced Twitter Blue, a paid subscription-based possibility. Now, anybody who desires to be verified and obtain a blue test pays a $8 a month subscription charge. Whereas some celebrities have chosen this feature, others have declined.
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