'Theek theek laga lo Elon bhai, Sarojini mei $2 mein mil jata hai': Musk's 'Blue tick' bargain for $8 triggers meme-fest on Twitter

Tribune Web Desk

Chandigarh, November 2

Soon after Elon Musk acquired Twitter for USD 44 billion and became the micro-blogging site’s new CEO, reports suggesting verified users would need to pay a fee to keep their ‘blue tick’ badge proved true.

The ‘Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator’ set a price of $8 a month for the badge that authenticates the identity of the account holder.

Taking to Twitter, Musk wrote, "Twitter's current lords and peasants system for who has or doesn't have a blue checkmark is b******t. Power to the people! Blue for $8 per month".

He added that the price is adjusted by country proportionate to purchasing power parity.

He disclosed a host of perks with the paid Blue plan and said the users will get priority in replies, mentions, and searches, which he said is essential to defeating spam/scams, as well as the ability to post long video and audio among other benefits.

Musk’s announcement of his new Twitter Blue plan on Wednesday inspired a host of memes and prompted #bluetick to trend on Twitter.

Take a look at some funny memes here:

Earlier, speculation of the fee being set at $20 a month kept the Internet abuzz.

Even bestselling author Stephen King denounced the anticipated fee.

Musk negotiated with the author on the micro-blogging platform with a counter offer of $8 a month.

His negotiation fuelled hilarious memes on social media.

Read a few rib-tickling ones here:

Currently, any Twitter account that is “authentic, notable and active” can apply to get verified by filling up an application. 

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