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Twitter users to pay Sh2,400 for verification badge

Twitter rolls out subscriptions for verification badges. (Courtesy)

Twitter users may need to pay up to 20$, or approximately Sh2,400, to earn and keep their verification badge. Accounts with existing badges will have ninety days to subscribe to Twitter Blue and pay up otherwise, their badges will be removed. This comes hot on the heels of Tesla's CEO Elon Musk's controversial acquisition of the social media giant platform.

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