“It will hurt a little” to pay the eight dollars demanded by the new head of Twitter, Elon Musk, for users who want their account to be certified as authentic, French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire said on Wednesday on the channel. France 5.
Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, announced in a tweet on Tuesday the upcoming launch of an $8 per month subscription for users who want to have their account certified as authentic and be less exposed to advertising.
Currently, only certain profiles can request this authenticity token, including governments, companies, media, political, cultural or sports personalities, etc. This is the case of the Minister of Economy with 665,000 subscribers on Twitter who has the famous blue certification to the right of his name on the American social network.
“Respect the rules”
Twitter’s new offering should help the platform fight fake accounts and diversify its revenue streams, but it’s not without problems in terms of misinformation or scams. Its business model depends 90% on advertising. But the very idea of having to pay to have your account certified has generated a lot of criticism. Asked if he would agree to pay, Bruno Le Maire added: “I haven’t looked in detail yet.”
“The quickest question that will be asked is whether Twitter, under the control of Elon Musk, will respect the rules that we have established in terms of controlling everyone’s expression, respecting everyone’s word, respecting freedom of expression,” the minister continued. French.
In fact, though, Bruno Le Maire may never have to pay to get certified. This November 1, Elon Musk cleared up that a free badge will continue to be available to certain personalities, in particular politicians, without specifying the exact form it will take.
Source: BFM TV
