Elon Said He ‘Delighted’ in Taking Away the New York Times Verified Badge
Finally, Musk addressed another big drama that’s engulfed Twitter in recent months: legacy blue verified checkmarks.
Musk previously said accounts with legacy verified checkmarks had until April 1 to pay up or lose their checkmark. After one user told him the New York Times had already said it would not pay, Musk took the organization’s checkmark away.
“I must confess to some delight in removing the verified batch from The New York Times. That was great,” Musk said. “Anyway, they’re still alive and well, so they’re doing fine.”
Although the April 1 deadline turned out not to be set in stone, Musk told the BBC that the new, supposedly firm deadline was on April 20 (or4/20, a reference to weed).
“That number will never leave me,” Musk added.
