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Elon Musk SWEATS After Disastrous Rollout Plot Backfires
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6:25Now PlayingElon Musk's plan to make the blue Twitter verification check a monetized and accessible to anyone option falls apart and has to be pushed back from original rollout date. John Iadarola and Dan Evans break it down on The Damage Report.
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Twitter backtracksElon Musk's platform will delay its paid blue check verification plan until after midtermsNYT
"Twitter is expected to delay the launch of its paid blue-check verification plan until after the midterm elections, The New York Times reported Sunday.
The change comes just one day after the company rolled out the divisive $7.99 verification model, adding it to an updated description of the platform in the iOS App Store. According to an internal post viewed by the Times, the subscription will now be delayed until after Tuesday's midterm elections.
The reversal is on the heels of concerns, both internally at Twitter and among users, about the paid plan's potential to spread misinformation and encourage impersonators to pose as politicians, celebrities, or notable figures.
According to The New York Times report, an employee asked in an internal Slack channel on Saturday why the company was "making such a risky change before elections, which has the potential of causing election interference.""
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