Twitter has stripped The New York Times of its old blue verification badge

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One of the few accounts that has remained intact and without a blue check mark is The New York Times profile , which has been left without its blue check mark over the course of the last weekend.

It should be noted that a user had previously pointed out to Elon Musk that the New York newspaper would not pay the subscription required to keep the blue "check". The South African then replied that he would then remove the verification badge from The New York Times . The Twitter boss then proceeded to launch furious attacks against the germany phone number data newspaper in further tweets, accusing, for example, the American newspaper of spreading propaganda that was not even interesting. Musk even called The New York Times ' messages on Twitter "diarrhea".

Meanwhile, other prominent media outlets across the pond, such as The Washington Post and the Los Angeles Times, have announced that they will not pay for the blue check either , while both newspapers are still keeping the gold check.

Elon Musk accuses media outlets that are not aligned with his own ideology (clearly leaning to the right) of reporting terribly unfairly on him. For example, he recently accused the media of raising the flag of “racism” against white people.

The South African businessman bought Twitter for $44 billion in October 2022. Following the acquisition, the social network's advertising revenues suffered a sharp decline, and Musk has consequently sought to focus more and more on revenue from subscriptions.

Twitter Blue costs between €8 and €11 per month in Spain , while businesses and organizations could have to pay €950 per month plus €50 for each affiliated account to equip themselves with the gold-colored badge.