Elon Musk Warns Twitter Users Will Lose Followers Due to Purge of Inactive Accounts
Written by SOURCE on May 9, 2023
Since the 51-year-old mogul took majority ownership, he has made seemingly never-ending changes. Last week the billionaire threatened to move National Public Radio’s Twitter account to another company’s platform because a broadcaster halted posting content to NPR’s 52 official Twitter feeds in protest. According to NPR, the media org quit Twitter after Musk said the government influenced its editorial content.
This spring the blue verified checkmark was removed from a huge assortment of profiles including journalists, celebrities, and high-ranking politicians. The reasoning was geared around Musk’s rollout of Twitter’s Blue subscription system. The service offers account verification is said to help battle issues concerning bot accounts.
As checkmarks started disappearing, Musk said he was “personally” paying for some accounts to remain verified. This came as users noticed blue checks beside profiles that announced they wouldn’t be giving Musk their money, like LeBron James.
