In an effort to drive more users to subscribe to Twitter Blue, Elon Musk has made the decision to remove the “verified” check mark for legacy accounts. This means that the only users on the platform who are “verified” – that is to say, notable figures or anyone susceptible to impersonation – are those who pay a monthly fee.
LeBron James, verified under the previous standard of being a notable public figure, recently said that he would not pay the $8 monthly fee for the check mark.
Welp guess my blue ✔️ will be gone soon cause if you know me I ain’t paying the 5. ????????♂️
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 31, 2023
Despite this, James still has the check on his @KingJames account.
NEW: Have confirmed that LeBron, who has 52 million followers and has said he won’t pay for verification, was emailed by a Twitter employee with the offer to have his sub comped “on behalf of Elon Musk.”
James did not accept but his account is showing that he paid anyway.
— Alex Heath (@alexeheath) April 20, 2023
Alex Heath of The Verge has confirmed that a Twitter employee reached out to James via email to let him know that Musk offered to give him complimentary verification. Heath says that even though James did not accept the offer – and has not paid for the verification – his profile still has the check.
This isn’t the first example of James making frugal decisions, despite being one of the wealthiest athletes in the world.
He has said that he refuses to use his phone when it isn’t on Wi-Fi, uses the free version of music streaming apps and even took a bicycle to home games at times as a member of the Miami Heat.
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