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Stars React to Elon Musk Making People Pay to Keep Their Twitter Verification Blue Checkmarks

William Shatner

“Hey @elonmusk what’s this about blue checks going away unless we pay Twitter? I’ve been here for 15 years giving my ⏰ & witty thoughts all for bupkis. Now you’re telling me that I have to pay for something you gave me for free? What is this-the Colombia Records & Tape Club?🙄,” William Shatner said.

“It’s more about treating everyone equally. There shouldn’t be a different standard for celebrities imo,” Elon wrote back.

“That would be wonderful in a perfect 🌎 where equality thrives. Yet that’s not reality, is it? Somewhere, Twitter lost its way. Blue ☑️s were guardrails to legitimacy; not meaningless status symbols. Twitter does 🚫 to stop a
@WlLLlAMSHATNER (4 Ls)from being verified with a 💳…,” the star wrote back.

“So while those are nice sentiments my friend; you already know each & every celebrity, gvt agency & well known person who are verified. The $7/mo ‘equality’ claim seems like a money grab. ☝🏻👉🏻There’s nothing wrong with money grabs if you are clear upfront. You aren’t. 😉

“My choice is to wait for Twitter’s new guardrails; which invariably will go up after some false blue check incident happens & see if I qualify. Until then I’ll go #checkless: that’s the true equality standard 🤔…or is it in 💵🌍?🤷🏼🤣 I guess we will see. My best, #BluelessBill,” he added.

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