Elon Musk, CEO of microblogging site Twitter, has revealed that some employees of the company under previous ownership sold the coveted Twitter verification badge (blue tick) to some individuals for thousands of dollars.
The clandestine act was confirmed by Mr Musk while responding to a question by a user who asked the new CEO if the allegations that some employees were selling the verification badge to unqualified people for amounts ranging from $15,000 upwards were true.
The world richest man tweeted “yup” under the tweet of the user, confirming that the verification badges were indeed issued to some individuals who were able to pay for it.
Since he took over the social media company in a $44 billion deal last month, Mr Musk has sought to revamp Twitter’s verification process.
In the new verification process, which the Tesla CEO tagged “power to the people”, any Twitter user can get the blue badge on their profile irrespective of their level…
