Now that he’s officially the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk has floated the idea of charging a monthly fee for blue checks:
Twitter Inc will charge $8 a month for its Blue service, which includes its sought-after “verified” badge, new boss Elon Musk said on Tuesday as he seeks to boost subscriptions and make the social media network less reliant on ads.
“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. Power to the people! Blue for $8/month,” Musk said in a tweet, adding that the price will be adjusted by “country proportionate to purchasing power parity.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has deemed this an important free speech issue:
Lmao at a billionaire earnestly trying to sell people on the idea that “free speech” is actually a $8/mo subscription plan
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@AOC) November 2, 2022
That blue check represents “free speech”? Who knew!
https://twitter.com/bonchieredstate/status/1587766045602873344
Maybe AOC would feel better about it if Musk called it something else:
Maybe Elon should call it a tax. https://t.co/CEgRBkeGx2
— 𝚂𝚖𝚒𝚛𝚔 (@FoundersGirl) November 2, 2022
Maybe a “windfall profits tax on wealthy tweeters”?
I would "lmao" that an elected congress member doesn't understand the concept of free speech if it weren't so damned depressing https://t.co/4YWE8Go1SF
— Witchy Chick (@1WitchyChick) November 2, 2022
Right?
Twitter isn't free speech, or is that what you actually think now? Because I have news about some banned accounts you won't like. https://t.co/2sObg2A9rg
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) November 2, 2022
If Twitter represents free speech then maybe AOC should be lobbying Musk to reinstate Trump’s account ASAP.
“Was at a concert and someone yelled ‘Free Bird!’ but actually, I had to pay for my tickets.”
— Razor (@hale_razor) November 2, 2022
Her business still owes back taxes
— james (@Jackhole_12345) November 2, 2022
This is about Musk, not AOC — pay no attention to the progressive congresswoman behind the curtain!
He’s a billionaire who has run several successful businesses. You still have student loans and make tik toks for a living. Take a seat.
— 〽️MAGA Barbie 🇺🇸👱🏼♀️ (@stillunwoke17) November 2, 2022
Many politicians in Congress couldn’t run a lemonade stand without ending up in debt and out of business within a day.
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