Elon Musk has come under fire for paying for three celebrities to keep their blue check marks on Twitter without subscribing to the new Twitter Blue service, which costs $8 a month. This has caused controversy, as it appears to be preferential treatment and circumvents the system. Twitter has yet to comment on the situation, and the three celebrities will be able to keep their check marks without paying.
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Twitter is introducing a premium service and asking verified users, such as William Shatner, to pay for it or lose their blue check marks. Elon Musk has set a deadline for users to make a decision, and many are refusing to pay for the service. The changes have caused some controversy, and it remains to be seen how it will affect the platform and its users.
William Shatner and Elon Musk clashed on Twitter over the weekend regarding Twitter's plan to remove blue checkmarks from accounts of celebrities and other high-profile individuals who do not pay for Twitter's subscription service, Twitter Blue. Musk argued that the subscription service is meant to provide additional features to users, while Shatner expressed frustration with the idea of having to pay to keep his blue checkmark. A spokesperson for Twitter declined to comment on the dispute, leaving the future of the plan uncertain.