Posted on 04/03/2023 4:37:36 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
The New York Times lost its verified check mark on Sunday after Twitter CEO Elon Musk announced efforts to crack down on users avoiding payments for "Twitter Blue."
Musk along with the official Twitter Verified account announced on Mar. 23 that the social media company would set a deadline of Apr. 1 for verified users to apply and keep their status. Those who refused to pay the $8 per month subscription for individuals or $1,000 per month for organizations would begin to lose both their blue check mark and verified status.
In a tweet reply, Musk revealed that this could include the New York Times should it refuse to pay for a subscription. Shortly afterward, the publication’s main Twitter account lost its verified status.
"The real tragedy of @NYTimes is that their propaganda isn’t even interesting," Musk tweeted.
He added, "Also, their feed is the Twitter equivalent of diarrhea. It’s unreadable. They would have far more real followers if they only posted their top articles. Same applies to all publications."
Though he did not elaborate on the New York Times losing its verified status, he later called the media outlet "hypocritical" for insisting on people to pay for their subscription while refusing to do the same for Twitter.
"NY Times is being incredible hypocritical here, as they are super aggressive about forcing everyone to pay *their* subscription," Musk wrote.
A New York Times tech article reiterated on Friday that the publication would not pay for its verified badge nor reimburse their journalists for the status.
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$1,000 per month, cheap at twice the price
Deep state will not be happy
Well, Elon is NOT wrong in his description!
of course, it is propaganda, along with most of the media and nearly all of Hollywood.
The left picks an issue.. like pretending Moooochelle Obama is pretty and then sends notes out to all its flackies in the media and Hollywood to make endless stories about how hot Mooooochelle is, how she is the 2nd coming of Jackie Kennedy and *PRESTO* a good chunch of America stops believing their eyes and thinks.. *WOW* that MOOOOOOchelle really is hot!
LMAO
same with issues like gays and trans etc
all propaganda all the time, driven almost entirely by the left.
Still wondering why my now 4 year old ban is still in place, Mr. Musk...
“Also, their feed is the Twitter equivalent of diarrhea.”
Diarrhea. How true.
Have you asked to be reinstated?
“like pretending Moooochelle Obama is pretty”
Good example.
My hero!
Boy these new upstarts got all kinds of moxie!
When the New York Times gives ‘both sides’ it means the side of people who hate Trump and the side of people who wish Trump was dead.
Musk watching is fun, ...
Unless you're the New York Slimes!
Not to mention actions suppressing opposing opinions.
Like
Twitter’s value is ready access to news and information. Charging and alienating your content providers seems risky.
Yup its CIA FBI organ for sure
No, and I’m not going to.
I never violated the terms of service in any way.
Almost all those banned under old Twitter have been reinstated.
Musk Twitter hardly suspends anyone longer than a week.
The Wookie was pretty! PRETTY DAMN UGLY!
The Wookie was pretty! PRETTY DAMN UGLY!
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