Elon Musk's Twitter Verification Controversies

Elon Musk has paid for some prominent Twitter accounts, including those of Stephen King and LeBron James, to retain their blue ticks after Twitter launched a cull that stripped verified status from many famous names. Musk's plans for Twitter Blue include giving subscribers' replies greater prominence in users' default For You feed and boosting tweets they interact with. The switch to paid-for verification is necessary to eradicate automated bot accounts and generate an alternative source of income to advertising, which accounts for most of Twitter's income.