Are Indian Twitter Users Willing To Pay $8 For Blue Tick? Poll Reveals

Elon Musk Faces Backlash For Charging $8 For Blue Tick

Elon Musk announced that Twitter users will have to pay $8 a month to keep their blue check marks. However, Indian users didn’t welcome the decision enthusiastically.

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A Twitter poll asking if users are willing to pay $8 (640 rupees) per month for their blue checks, received 75% votes in negative.

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Though Elon Musk has clarified that prices will be adjusted differently for different countries.

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Musk has received backlash from journalists and activists for his decision to charge for blue check marks.

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In his tweets, Musk characterized the current system for who gets a check mark as exclusionary and called it "bullshit."

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Currently, Twitter gives blue checks to accounts for free after the company determines the user is "authentic, notable and active."

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Elon Musk completed the $44 billion buyout last week, and became the sole director of the company.

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