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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Milica Cosic

Twitter owner Elon Musk plots bizarre Netflix-type subscription to have a blue tick

Twitter's new CEO, Elon Musk, has announced he is bizarrely planning to charge for a blue tick - which could see the price be the same as a monthly Netflix subscription.

Since first offering to buy Twitter, the world's wealthiest man has made it clear that he is planning to shake things up at the social media giant.

Less than a week after completing his $44 billion (£38 billion) acquisition of the site, the Tesla CEO has said that he will be charging a fee for the coveted blue check marks.

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