Davido, Burna Boy, and Wizkid have all lost their Twitter badges after failing to comply with Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s new rules.
Last year, Kemi Filani reported that Twitter was planning to charge users nearly $20 per month to remain verified.
According to a report, this is part of a premium service that will be launched under Elon Musk’s leadership.
Musk, who took over as CEO of the social media platform on Sunday, October 30, said in a tweet,
“The entire verification process is currently being revamped.”
Twitter Blue, an optional $ 4.99-per-month premium subscription, will also be increased to $19.99 per month. That price, however, is subject to change. The Verge reported on the incident, citing internal correspondence and people familiar with the situation.
Failure to follow his rules resulted in the automatic loss of one’s verification, which social media users use to distinguish between a celebrity’s page and that of the common man.
In keeping with his words, Twitter has begun removing celebrities’ and public figures’ Twitter badges.
The Nigerian superstar trio failed to follow the rules and thus lost their verification check marks.
Kemi Filani checked their Twitter accounts and noticed the new change.
“I have been verified in heaven, and it is free.” Dami Elebe, a filmmaker, responds to Twitter verification charges.
When word of the verification spread, filmmaker Dami Elebe wondered how the billionaire businessman could charge $20 per month for a tick.
Dami stated that she is confirmed in heaven and that it is free.
“$20 a month for a tick?”
“I’ve been verified in heaven, and it’s free.”
Instagram to start selling verification
Following in the footsteps of Twitter, the owner of Facebook and Instagram revealed plans to launch a paid subscription service starting at $11.99 per month.
This feature, announced by CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Sunday, is intended to allow users to verify their accounts, following a similar move by Elon Musk at Twitter.
Meta Verified, which will be available first in Australia and New Zealand, will allow users to “verify your account with a government ID, get a blue badge, extra impersonation protection against accounts claiming to be you, and direct access to customer support,” according to Zuckerberg.
“This new feature is about increasing authenticity and security across our services,” he wrote in a Facebook statement.
The company said there would be no changes to verified accounts on Facebook and Instagram, and that only users over the age of 18 would be able to subscribe. Businesses are not yet able to use the service.
Musk’s first attempts to launch a similar service on rival social media network Twitter last year backfired spectacularly, resulting in an embarrassing slew of fake accounts that scared advertisers and cast doubt on the site’s future.
He was forced to temporarily halt the effort before resuming it to a lukewarm reception in December.
Meta’s announcement comes after the social media behemoth struggled financially over the past year, announcing in November that it would lay off 11,000 employees, or 13 percent of its workforce — the company’s largest worker reduction in history.
