Musk Strips New York Times of Twitter Check Mark After Paper Refuses to Pay
- Various other accounts of the publisher retain verified status
- Musk began whittling away unpaid verification badges Apr. 1
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The New York Times has lost its Twitter verified badge, after attracting the ire of billionaire owner Elon Musk over its refusal to pay for the privilege.
The main account of The New York Times, which has about 55 million followers, no longer bears a verification check mark, though several of its subsection accounts remain verified. The NYT Books and Food accounts retain their unpaid legacy blue checks, while NYT Travel bears a gold badge as it’s associated with an official organization on Twitter. The paper was among the first major news publications to say it will not be paying a fee to have its Twitter accounts verified.