“Will Pay Upfront, Send Link”: Twitter’s Fun On Blue Tick Fees

New Delhi:

Elon Musk’s move to introduce a monthly fee for a verified badge on Twitter has sparked a meme fest. Actor Kamal R Khan had a hilarious reply after Twitter announced an $8 monthly fee for a verified badge.

Mr Khan, popularly known as KRK, tweeted that he did not have time to pay blue ticks on a monthly basis and offered to pay five years back. Well, it is not so. The actor also asked Mr Musk to share the payment link.

“Dear Elon Musk, I do not have time to pay the monthly fee, so I will pay in advance for 5 years. Please, send me the link to pay,” he wrote.

Dear @Elon Musk I don’t have time to pay the monthly fee, so I will pay 5 years in advance. Pls send me the link to pay.

— KRK (@kamaalrkhan) 1 November 2022

Parody account Raphael Gandhi 2.0 shared a frame from the 2001 film Lagaan, comparing it to parody accounts that track the development of the new verification system.

Watching a game of Blue Tick with parody accounts pic.twitter.com/Qe4CvCI6Wg

— RoflGandhi 2.0 (@RoflGandhi_) 2 November 2022

Writer Stephen King said he wouldn’t pay $20 as a monthly fee for Blue Tick and Mr. Musk replied, “How about $8?”

Writer Naomi Dutta shared Mr Musk’s tweet and asked, “Speak the last price”. Others tweeted and complained that the price would be lower in Sarojini Nagar market.

Tell me the last price? https://t.co/2nwj1HIsbl

— Naomi Dutta (@nowme_datta) 1 November 2022

Mr Musk had a message today for those complaining about the fee for verification, suggesting it is here to stay. “To all complainers, please keep complaining, but it will cost $8,” read his tweet.

To all complainants, please continue to complain, but it will cost $8

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 2 November 2022

Highlighting the benefits a user enjoys with a verified badge, Elon Musk has stated, “You will also get: priority in answers, mentions and search, which is essential to defeat spam/scam. Longer video and audio Ability to post. Half the ads. And paywall bypass for publishers who want to work with us.”

You will also get:
– Priority in answers, mentions and searches, which is essential to defeat spam/scam
– Ability to post longer videos and audios
– more than half the ads

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) 1 November 2022

presenting blue tick fee This is the first major change to the micro-blogging site since Elon Musk took over.

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