Want a blue tick? $8 will be charged; Pay, Authenticate: Musk

Elon Musk, the richest man in the world and founder of Tesla, said that after acquiring the social media Twitter, he will not back down from the decision to charge for the blue tick that ensures user authentication.

"Those who have a complaint can proceed with the complaint and the current situation is that anyone can open an account in anyone's name. From now on, if you want to get a blue tick, you will have to pay US$ 8 per month. Pay the money. Verify your authentication,” Musk tweeted.

Blue Tick is used to identify accounts of prominent individuals. There were reports that Blue Tick badges will be lost from their accounts if they do not pay after 90 days, but no official decision has been made.Platformer, a technology newsletter, had reported that a blue tick would require a subscription to TwitterBlue, the premium version of Twitter.

After Musk announced that it would revamp its user verification processes, the platform was reportedly considering charging people with a blue tick on Twitter a fixed monthly fee. After months of dramatic moves, Musk bought Twitter for 3.62 lakh crore rupees ($44 billion).