In response, Musk suggested that charging a verification fee would help the site make money, and appeared to barter with Kim, tweet: “We need to pay the bills somehow! Twitter can’t rely entirely on advertisers. How about 8 bucks?”
“I’ll explain the rationale in a longer form before implementing it. It’s the only way to beat bots and trolls,” Musk added. The king did not answer.
After months of negotiations and legal wrangling, the billionaire Tesla and SpaceX owner completed its $44 billion acquisition of Twitter last week.
Before the Twitter acquisition, Musk made the issue of fake Twitter accounts run by “bots” a major point of contention, as he demanded more internal data from the company to assess the number of fake users on the site.
he has since then Say While he hasn’t confirmed whether any payments will be required for verification, he said “the entire verification process is being revised,” without giving further details.
A blue verification badge means the account is “authentic, prominent and active” therefore To Twitter, usually held by public figures in limited fields such as government, news, and entertainment.
Tech investor and Musk’s longtime partner Jason Calacanis, who has appeared in Twitter’s company directory since Musk’s acquisition, also solicited interest Monday for various blue-check payment amounts, ranging from 5 to 15 per month. USD prices were investigated. While the poll is still open, 82% of respondents so far say they won’t pay. Musk responded to the Karakanis poll, saying: “Interesting.”
Echoing Musk’s rationale, Karakanis tweet “Getting more people verified on Twitter, while removing the army of bots, is the fastest way to make the platform safer and easier for everyone to use.”
Taking over Twitter — akin to an online public square for debate and conversation across the political spectrum — could prompt Musk to show signs of acknowledging the demands and responsibilities of owning the social platform. Late Monday, Musk changed his Twitter bio from “Chief Twit” to “Twitter Complaint Line Operator.”
Musk officially took over as Twitter’s chief executive after several longtime Twitter executives, including former CEO Parag Agrawal, were fired after acquiring the San Francisco-based company.
Over the weekend, The Washington Post reported that members of Musk’s inner circle, along with Twitter’s remaining executives, had discussed the site’s handling of content moderation and spam, as well as plans to lay off about 25% of its workforce in the first round. Discussed in detail. .
A financial filing on Monday also showed that Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey transferred his Twitter stock into the company, making him one of Musk’s investors.
Since taking over the platform, Musk has also said he plans to form a “content review board” of experts with “broad views.” He added that no major content decisions or account recovery will occur until the committee meets.
There has been speculation over whether Musk will re-admit former President Donald Trump, a prolific Twitter user, back to the site. Trump was banned after January. On June 6, 2021, the U.S. Capitol was attacked, with Twitter saying “there is a risk of further incitement to violence.” The reprimand also meant that Trump’s tweets mostly disappeared from the site, removing a catalog of his thoughts.
“If I have a dollar every time someone asks me if Trump will come back to the platform, Twitter is making money!” Musk tweet this week.
Meanwhile, Trump told Fox News last week that he currently prefers his own platform, Truth Social, for public information.
“I don’t think Twitter can succeed without me,” Trump said. “I stand by the truth. I like it more, I like the way it works, I like Elon, but I stand by the truth,” he added.
Elizabeth Dwoskin and Faiz Siddiqui contributed to this report.