Elon Musk's Twitter Badge Controversy.

Twitter removed the verified badge from the New York Times' main account after Elon Musk pushed for it overnight when he learned that the news organization would not pay for Twitter Blue service. The move contradicts an internal plan to keep the badges on for its 10,000 most-followed organizations, regardless of whether they paid. Twitter is implementing a pay-for-play system that would give the badge to anyone who pays for it. The move will probably make it harder for Twitter users to distinguish between legitimate and fake accounts.