Elon Musk distributes free blue checks to some VIPs: Twitter amidst chaos and “preferences”

In Twitter the law is not the same for everyone, apparently. Because if it is true that the process of removing the blue check from accounts that have not signed up for Blue has been underway for a few hours, it is equally true that there are those who still found the badge without having paid for any subscription . No errors or system bugs, just a gift for some VIP people.

Apparently some Twitter employees would have contacted a limited number of famous people via email to inform them of the activation of the Blue subscription completely free of charge. The confirmation of this strategy then came from the owner Elon Musk himself:

So it would be Musk “in person” to pay the blue badge to subjects of the caliber of LeBron James or Stephen King

: the names weren’t even chosen at random, because the Lakers player and the writer have always been at the forefront against the social platform’s paid verification system, declaring several times that they would never subscribe to maintain the blue tick. But James and King, in spite of themselves, continue to have the blue check:

Based on what Elon Musk offers verified accounts to famous people is still not understood. It really seems like the choice derives exclusively from personal preferences. LeBron James yes, Stephen King as well, but Bill Gates no, and neither Donald Trump, Cristiano Ronaldo and Justin Timberlake – just to name a few. We are so confident that the new Will the blue badge really help us recognize original accounts more easily?