Trevor Noah Mocks Elon Musk's Twitter Verification Plan: "Racists Are Gonna Be Taking Out Loans"
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The popular TV host reasoned that Elon Musk charging people for blue check marks goes against his very mission of bringing free speech to Twitter.
After acquiring Twitter, CEO Elon Musk introduced a flurry of changes, from sacking company's top executives to reassessing the platform's approach to verified accounts. In an announcement that is being widely criticised, Mr Musk said that verified Twitter users will now have to pay to keep their blue ticks. Among the many detractors is comedian, writer and TV host Trevor Noah who came down heavily on the billionaire's controversial announcement. Charging eight dollars a month to be verified on Twitter? Is Elon Musk hoping everyone else makes terrible financial decisions like him? pic.twitter.com/fwJKCEGtPR
During the opening monologue of Tuesday's edition of The Daily Show, Mr Noah termed Mr Musk's plan as "ridiculous'', and referred to the Twitter boss as "the guy who always looks like a ghost, whether it's Halloween or not. " The popular TV host reasoned that Musk charging people for blue check marks goes against his very mission of bringing free speech and equality to Twitter.
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