Celebrities Complain on Final Day of Free Twitter Blue Checkmarks

Elon Musk and co. are making a serious change to Twitter beginning this month — and it is going have an effect on nearly each verified celeb on the market … many of whom aren’t comfortable about it.

Of course, we’re speaking in regards to the coveted blue checkmarks — which, for years, have served because the official verification system on the chook app … to tell apart outstanding public figures and different folks of be aware from all of the normies. Word is, that is all coming to an finish in April.

Going ahead, Elon has stated he will begin charging folks $8/month for Twitter Blue subscriptions — giving ’em the choice to purchase their blue examine. Not simply that, however he is discontinuing legacy verifications … that stripping-down is meant to begin as we speak, April 1st.

In different phrases, all the celebrities which have loved official verification standing are going to be similar to the remainder of us — and handful are already mourning, Chrissy Teigen included.

She jokingly bid her blue examine standing farewell with a cheeky response … indicating she ain’t ponying up the money to remain verified. Ditto for a ton of different celebs, some of whom appear genuinely peeved about this. Jason Alexander says he is outta right here if he loses his examine.

William Shatner additionally just lately sounded fairly aggravated by the shortage of checks and balances in Twitter’s new area, writing … “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?” And Dionne Warwick, too, griped about it.

She writes, “I am not paying for a blue check. That money could (and will) be going towards my extra hot lattes.” Ice-T stated one thing related this week … vowing to go blue check-less if push involves shove. As we reported … LeBron James promised one thing related.

So much of stars appear to be prepared to lose their verification if it means they gotta pay, however as of now — nearly everybody nonetheless has their checks … so possibly that is an April Fools’ joke?

Probably not. Just a pair days in the past, Elon was pointing of us within the route of Twitter’s Verified Organizations system — which appears geared towards ensuring firms, information orgs and different notable entities proceed to remain verified on Twitter … sans impersonation.

Everyone else, although — together with particular person journos, and many others. — may need to shell out if they need their blue checks. It’s certain to be a s***present for a bit … we’ll see the place the chips land.