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Verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ sparks debate on Musk’s paid plan

A verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ has taken over the internet. After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the hot debate that has been ruling social media and headlines is whether his decision to charge USD 8 for a verified account is acceptable.Amongst the ongoing chaos, a verified Twitter account claiming to be Jesus Christ has taken over the internet. Ever since Elon Musk announced a fee of USD 8 for a verified account, anticipations started looming large on how the company is going to go about it. The

Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

Twitter's relaunched premium service was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved. Twitter's relaunched premium service — which grants blue-check “verification” labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month — was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved.It's the latest whiplash-inducing change to the service where uncertainty has become the norm since billionaire Elon Musk

We May Be Watching Twitter Implode in Real Time

The jump in users who have come to watch the chaos means little as advertisers flee. You know things are going badly at a company when theories swirl that its new owner is purposefully trying to run it into the ground.Deliberate or not, Elon Musk's half-baked product launches and the gutting of Twitter Inc.'s workforce has led to chaos that could prove ruinous. In the last 24 hours, he has touted potential bankruptcy and watched key executives quit. Impersonators of politicians and brands who bought blue badges for $8 

Elon Musk gets Twitter’s blue tick verification shock, beats retreat

In yet another shock move, Elon Musk has paused the recently announced $8 Twitter Blue tick subscription. Twitter Inc's new CEO Elon Musk has suspended the recently announced $8 blue check subscription service due to the shocking recent increase in the number of fake accounts on the social networking platform. Musk has also brought back the 'official' badge to some Twitter users. It can be known that Twitter's blue check mark was used to denote a verified account and was previously mostly reserved for famous

Elon Musk to charge Rs. 719 per month for Twitter Blue in India!

Twitter Blue is rolling out in India and it will cost more than in the US. Here are the details you need to know. From the very first day Tesla CEO Elon Musk took control of Twitter, he has been making several changes to the social networking platform. One of the changes included the Twitter Blue paid subscription - that is, you will now have to pay for getting Blue verified tick on Twitter. The paid subscription for Twitter Blue has now started rolling out in India and is set to cost Rs. 719 per month. Informing about

Elon Musk led Twitter Staff Shift Focus From Polls to a Problem of Its Own Making

Twitter Inc.’s trust and safety team, which earlier this week had been focused on the US midterm election, quickly shifted its attention to deal with a problem of its own making. Twitter Inc.'s trust and safety team, which earlier this week had been focused on the US midterm election, quickly shifted its attention to deal with a problem of its own making: a host of users impersonating major brands and celebrities, according to people familiar with the matter.New leader Elon Musk, who purchased the company two weeks ago

Twitter Sales Executive Wheeler to Stay After Earlier Departure

Robin Wheeler, Twitter Inc.’s top sales executive, has decided to stay at the company, at least for now, reversing an earlier decision to resign, people familiar with the matter said. Robin Wheeler, Twitter Inc.'s top sales executive, has decided to stay at the company, at least for now, reversing an earlier decision to resign, people familiar with the matter said.Wheeler had quit on Thursday, along with a handful of other senior leaders, but Twitter owner Elon Musk persuaded her to stay, the people said, requesting

Fake ‘Blue Check’ Twitter Accounts Flourish Under Elon Musk’s New Plan

There’s a new breed of users posing as celebrities and politicians after the launch of Twitter’s $8-a-month verification service. There's a new breed of users posing as celebrities and politicians after the launch of Twitter's $8-a-month verification service. People using false identities were awarded blue check marks on the website after the social media site changed its policy on verification after Elon Musk's $44 billion purchase of the company last month. In one of his first acts at the company, he announced

Elon Musk warns of Twitter bankruptcy as more senior executives quit

Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt. Twitter Inc's new owner Elon Musk on Thursday raised the possibility of the social media platform going bankrupt, capping a chaotic day that included a warning from a U.S. privacy regulator and the exit of the company's trust and safety leader. The billionaire on his first mass call with employees said that he could not rule out bankruptcy, Bloomberg News reported, two weeks after buying it for $44

Twitter Quickly Scraps ‘Official’ Badges for High-Profile Users

Twitter Inc. rolled out a new “official” badge for high-profile accounts and then just as quickly scrapped the program, with Elon Musk saying the company would do further experiments. Twitter Inc. rolled out a new “official” badge for high-profile accounts and then just as quickly scrapped the program, with Elon Musk saying the company would do further experiments under his ownership. “Please note that Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months,” he tweeted after saying that he had killed the program. “We