Twitter War: New York Times Loses 'Verified Badge' Amid Controversial Payment Dispute

Written By BlabberBuzz | Monday, 03 April 2023 10:45 PM
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Twitter War: New York Times Loses 'Verified Badge' Amid Controversial Payment Dispute

On Sunday, tech giant Elon Musk and the Twitter Verified account announced a deadline of April 1 for verified users to pay for the subscription fee for “Twitter Blue."

Failure to do so would result in losing their verified status, including that of the New York Times. Musk tweeted that the publication's real tragedy was its “propaganda” and “unreadable” feed. He accused the New York Times of being “incredible hypocritical” for demanding payment for its subscription while refusing to do the same for Twitter. A tech article by the publication reiterated that it would not pay for nor reimburse its verified badge.

Despite the New York Times’ main account losing its check mark, its side accounts still retained their badges as of Sunday. Other news publications such as the Associated Press and the Washington Post have yet to lose their verified status.

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The NYT reiterated that they will not pay in an article stating, "The New York Times, which has nearly 55 million followers on Twitter, said on Thursday that it would not pay for the verified badge for its institutional accounts, including @nytimes. The Times also told its journalists that it would not reimburse them for a Twitter Blue subscription, except in rare cases when it was necessary for reporting.”

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This is only the latest in a long-running feud between the New York Times and Musk. In November, Musk tweeted writing, "It is tragic how far The New York Times has fallen – basically just boring af far left brainwashing at this point. The boring part is truly unforgivable!"

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The Times has criticized Muck in a May article saying, "Elon Musk grew up in elite white communities in South Africa, detached from apartheid’s atrocities and surrounded by anti-Black propaganda. He sees his takeover of Twitter as a free speech win but in his youth did not suffer the effects of misinformation," the New York Times tweeted.

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