{"id":384793,"date":"2022-11-02T22:46:56","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=384793"},"modified":"2022-11-02T22:46:56","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T17:46:56","slug":"elon-musk-takes-a-dig-at-critics-of-his-new-twitter-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/elon-musk-takes-a-dig-at-critics-of-his-new-twitter-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Takes a Dig at Critics of His New Twitter Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire Elon Musk responded cheekily to critics complaining about his decision to charge users a monthly fee of $8 for &#8216;blue tick&#8217; badges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8,&#8221; Twitter&#8217;s self-proclaimed &#8216;Complaint Hotline Operator&#8217; announced today.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587627120355934208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Musk, who is also the CEO of Tesla, is clearly enjoying himself as he later shared a YouTube link to an old <strong><em>Monty Python\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>skit, admitting he &#8220;totally stole [the] idea of charging for insults &amp; arguments&#8221; from the popular British comedy.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Totally stole idea of charging for insults &amp; arguments from Monty Python tbh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFKRyp3BS7\">https:\/\/t.co\/oFKRyp3BS7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587629049635110912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bappi-lahiris-jimmy-jimmy-is-chinas-covid-19-lockdown-anthem-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bappi Lahiri&#8217;s &#8216;Jimmy Jimmy&#8217; is China&#8217;s COVID-19 Lockdown Anthem [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3>Musk&#8217;s New Twitter Policy<\/h3>\n<p>For context, Twitter&#8217;s new CEO Elon Musk, declared on Tuesday that the popular social media platform will charge a monthly fee of $8 for all verified users with a blue tick badge. He added that the price will be &#8220;adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Price adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587499283573530625?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;blue tick&#8217; is a verification symbol on social media that lets people know that the account belongs to a known public figure, and has become a sort of status symbol among the social media community.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-384811\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-tick.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-tick.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-tick-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-tick-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-tick-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-tick-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/blue-tick-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Prior to the SpaceX chief&#8217;s takeover, the verified symbol was given freely to certain tweeps but was not available to all. Musk&#8217;s decision that verified users will have to pay a monthly fee just to keep the badge is a Twitter first.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/elon-musk-celebrates-halloween-in-a-7500-costume-with-his-mom-and-dog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elon Musk Celebrates Halloween in a $7,500 Costume with His Mom and Dog<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3>Twitter&#8217;s New Overlord<\/h3>\n<p>Elon Musk has become the master of <a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/twitter-decks-out-memes-after-elon-musk-takeover\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitterati\u2019s attention<\/a> after he took control of the $44 billion microblogging platform last week. He immediately sacked some of its senior executives upon arrival, including its CEO, Parag Agrawal, and the Director of Legal Affairs, Vijaya Gadde. He also downsized 75% of the staff to execute his vision and improve Twitter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-384814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elon-musk.jpg\" alt=\"elon musk\" width=\"2208\" height=\"1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elon-musk.jpg 2208w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/elon-musk-758x505.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2208px) 100vw, 2208px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Musk is unbothered by the public backlash and nonchalantly celebrated Halloween in a $7,500 costume with his mother Maye Musk last month.<\/p>\n<p>What do you think about Elon Musk&#8217;s latest dig at his critics? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Billionaire Elon Musk responded cheekily to critics complaining about his decision to charge users a monthly fee of $8 for &#8216;blue tick&#8217; badges. &#8220;To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8,&#8221; Twitter&#8217;s self-proclaimed &#8216;Complaint Hotline Operator&#8217; announced today. 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