Musk Pushes Claim That Ex-Twitter Execs Demanded $15,000 For Blue Tick

Elon Musk has publicly agreed to a statement made by a user that alleged former Twitter employees charged $15,000 for accounts to be verified.

Photo Insert: Since Musk's reign began on Twitter, he shocked users by announcing the new subscription mandate called Twitter Blue would provide users who sign up now with a blue tick like celebrities.

Since Musk's reign began on Twitter, he shocked users by announcing the new subscription mandate called Twitter Blue would provide users who sign up now with a blue tick like celebrities.

Reporting for the Entrepreneur, Kavya Pillai said that a user alleged that this is not the first time Twitter is charging for verification on accounts.

Twitter user @WSBCHairman said: "Twitter employees were selling verification for upwards of $15,000. For certain accounts, mine included, they would refuse to verify you through the standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes. Investigation needed."

Elon replied to the tweet with, "yup." His controversial confirmation on the same shouldn't seem as jarring, given his recent history with the company.

Musk's first actions after newly taking over Twitter was to fire the CEO and several board of directors.

Twitter also informed employees that they will be informed about layoffs in "an effort to place Twitter on a healthy path." He added: "We recognize this will impact a number of individuals who have made valuable contributions to Twitter, but this action is, unfortunately, necessary to ensure the company's success moving forward."

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