Some weeks ago, Twitter owner, Elon Musk, announced that the verification badges would be taken away from the accounts of users unless they pay an amount of $8.
The businessman made this decision after he bought the ‘bird app’ from its former CEO, Jack Dorsey.
This has sparked massive concerns on social media particularly from celebrities who have been affected by it.
Popular Ghanaian Comedian Derrick Kobina Bonney, known popularly as DKB, is one of the numerous celebrities who are not enthused with the change in the structure of the app with regard to celebrities.
According to DKB, buying a Twitter verification will undermine his status as a celebrity.
“To be honest, as a CELEBRITY, if I buy this twitter verification, I have undermined my status. Recognition can be bought but not authentic.Would U let a doctor who didn’t go to medical school but bought a medical school PhD operate on U? I worked hard to become a CELEBRITY.” He wrote
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