Elon Musk acquired Twitter last year for $44 billion. What followed, has been nothing short of a dramatic scripted series. Musk has been trying all means to make a profit from a platform, that was already struggling financially. He has laid off nearly half of its workforce and is facing lawsuits over non-payment of rent.
Amid all this, Musk also launched Twitter Blue to generate some revenue. On Monday, the South African billionaire changed the iconic Twitter logo of a bluebird to the logo of the dogecoin cryptocurrency. This comes just three days since the paid verification policy was rolled out.
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Elon Musk Replaces Twitter Logo With Doge
Billionaire Elon Musk is known for being a carefree person on the internet. Unlike most billionaires who maintain a serious aura, Musk often shares memes and jokes on Twitter.
On Monday, the official logo of Twitter (which is a blue bird) was replaced by a dog. It was the same “doge”, that inspired several internet memes and the moniker of the dogecoin cryptocurrency.
The change is visible on Twitter’s web version. Musk, who owns the platform, is a well-known admirer of dogecoin and has promoted the crypto on Twitter as well as on his ‘Saturday Night Live‘ appearance. According to Variety, the value of Dogecoin rose around 20% after the logo change.
After changing the logo, Musk shared a screenshot of his conversation with a user from March 2022. “As promised”, he captioned it. In it, the user had asked Musk to buy Twitter and “change the bird logo to a doge.”
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Twitter Has Rolled Out Its Paid Subscription Policy
Starting in April, the social media giant will end all the “legacy” verified badges on the platform. This means people who received the blue check mark before Musk took over, will have to pay $8 a month to retain it.
The company has introduced a gold check mark for companies and brands, and a grey check mark for government organizations. Some of its most followed accounts and top advertisers will be exempted from the monthly fee.
Twitter has also changed the description of its paid users which makes it harder to find out if the account paid for the verification blue check mark or not. Musk has said that it will democratize the platform and will also help them generate revenue.
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