Musk could be violating Federal Trade Commission rules around deceptive practices and false advertising by misrepresenting which users have paid for Twitter Blue.
have tweeted about not being willing to pay the $8-a-month subscription Musk implemented for the blue check mark, yet it remains on their profiles.
Many of those users did not pay for Twitter Blue, however, and were gifted the blue check by Musk. Muskthat he was personally paying for the blue checks of William Shatner, LeBron James and King. By giving out free subscriptions, Musk is essentially trying to induce people to sign up using celebrity endorsements.
Many celebs are disgruntled at the appearance that they would pay for the formerly coveted verification mark that now has become a lightning rod for Musk politics.
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