William Shatner
William Shatner argued with Musk over his blue checkmark on Twitter on March 25 and asked why he was being asked to pay for something he was given for free. Shatner has been on Twitter for 15 years. In response, Musk said making folks pay for their checkmarks was “about treating everyone equally. There shouldn’t be a different standard for celebrities imo.”
“That would be wonderful in a perfect world where equality thrives. Yet that’s not reality, is it? Somewhere, Twitter lost its way. Blue checks were guardrails to legitimacy; not meaningless status symbols,” Shatner tweeted. “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.”
On April 3, Shatner tweeted that he was OK with Musk’s new message on blue checkmarks.
