Musk's Free Blue Check Giveaways Irk Celebrities Refusing to Pay for Verification

Musk restored blue verification checks to some accounts without them paying, angering celebrities like Yvette Nicole Brown and Jeffrey Wright who refuse to pay

Musk is giving free Twitter Blue subscriptions to accounts with over 2,500 followers and Premium+ to those over 5,000

Celebrities like David Simon and Neil Gaiman told Musk to remove the unchecked blue badges from their accounts

Twitter had previously verified accounts for public figures before Musk took over and made verification part of the paid Twitter Blue subscription

Musk gifted blue checks before after taking over Twitter, leading some verified celebrities like Lil Nas X and Trixie Mattel to clarify they didn't pay