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Elon Musk to Charge ‘Blue Check’ Users a Monthly Fee, Keep Twitter Free for Everyone Else

Twitter's new owner and CEO is planning to start charging "blue check" users a monthly fee to display the verification badge on their accounts, according to reports. The blue verification badge is typically given to celebrities and other public figures to prove the account is authentic and hasn't been set…

Elon Musk Sets LeBron James Straight after NBA Star Questioned How He Runs Twitter

Twitter owner Elon Musk has fired back at LeBron James after the "woke" NBA star questioned how the tech mogul is managing his newly-acquired social media company. Philip Lewis of The Huffington Post said: “Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover sparked a surge in the use of the N-word on the social…

Elon Musk Orders Major Purge of Staff at Twitter

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has ordered a major purge of staff at his new company, telling remaining executives to cull 50 percent of the workforce. After taking control of the company on Thursday, Musk is set to start culling employees over the weekend. Musk “ordered the cuts across the…

Hollywood Celebrities Throw Temper Tantrum over Elon Musk, Threaten to Leave Twitter

Hollywood celebrities are throwing temper tantrums over Elon Musk buying Twitter and are starting to quit the social media platform. Or so they claim. Producer Ken Olin told his 300,000 followers, “I’m out of here. "The day Elon Musk takes ownership of Twitter, I’m out. "No judgement. "Let’s keep the…

Trump Teases Return to Twitter: ‘I Like Elon but I’m Staying on Truth’

President Donald Trump has responded to mounting questions about his return to Twitter once the platform lifts his ban under the new ownership of Elon Musk. Twitter's new CEO Musk shocked the media establishment by getting his deal for Twitter done and immediately firing the social media platform’s top censors.…

Elon Musk Locks Twitter Staff Out of Software, Brings in Tesla Engineers to Review Code

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk has locked the company's staff out of the social media platform's software and brought in engineers from Tesla to review the code. The move comes after Musk took control of the company on Thursday and hit the ground running with a wave of high-profile firings.…

Trump: ‘Very Happy Twitter Now in Sane Hands’ under Elon Musk

President Donald Trump has responded to Elon Musk finally taking over Twitter by declaring that he's "very happy" the Big Tech company is "now in sane hands." Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday morning about's Musk acquisition, which was confirmed on Thursday. “I am very happy that Twitter is…

Elon Musk’s Plans for Free Speech Now He Owns Twitter

Several months after he first made his move, billionaire Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter is finally complete. “The bird is freed,” Elon Musk posted on Twitter on Thursday evening after finalizing his purchase of the social media company. But now that he finally owns Twitter, what does it mean for…

Elon Musk Fires Twitter Execs Who Banned Trump and Censored Hunter Biden Story

Elon Musk fired several top executives from Twitter on Thursday night after taking control of the company, according to multiple media reports. As Slay News reported earlier, Musk fired a number of top execs almost immediately after closing the deal to buy the company. CEO Parag Agrawal, COO Ned Segal,…

Elon Musk Cleans House at Twitter, Fires CEO, ‘Censorship Chief’ and Top Executives

In a major power move almost immediately after taking control of Twitter, new owner Elon Musk has fired several top executives, including now-former CEO Parag Agrawal. Musk fired Agrawal, CFO Ned Segal, and Vijaya Gadde, head of legal policy, trust, and safety, The Washington Post reported. As Slay News previously…