Most Followed Sports Legend Cristiano Ronaldo Loses his Blue Tick But Elon Musk Pays For GOAT Rival to Keep Him Verified

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CRISTIANO RONALDO has lost his blue tick after controversial Twitter owner Elon Musk's outrageous purge, which has seen him "personally" pay for some celebrity verification badge. Users who have refused to sign up to Musk's unpopular subscription service, which charges $8 per month, have been stripped of their blue tick amid the businessman's chaotic takeover.
Football superstar Ronaldo didn't avoid the cull as he was stripped of his verification badge despite his 108.3million followers.

Ronaldo is no longer verified after Elon Musk's unpopular purge

Twitter began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, causing some high-profile figures, including Beyonce and Pope Francis, to lose their verified statuses. However, some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still had their checkmarks intact.

cr7 DOESN'T make it, in the list covered as freebies by elon musk

The American entrepreneur took to Twitter to back a post from T(w)litter Daily News claiming that some famous people have been offered a "complimentary Twitter Blue subscription".
The 51-year-old appeared to confirm that he has indeed covered those expenses.

Stephen King, who has previously criticised Elon Musk for his Twitter behaviour, tweeted that he had not subscribed to Twitter Blue or provided a phone number as his account suggested. Musk responded with a humorous "You're welcome namaste" tweet, along with a hands-folded emoji.

some high-profile celebrities including Beyonce and Pope Francis, LOST their verified statuses

Musk tweeted: "I'm paying for a few personally."

The world's richest person has a history of tongue-in-cheek tweets ever since purchasing the platform for $ 44 billion (£35.5bn) in October.
Such as when he created a poll in December asking users to vote on whether he should step down as head of Twitter.
Musk lost the vote by 57.5 percent but still remains in charge even though he promised to abide by the result.

Fortunately for lebron james, he gets to keep his tick mark

However, some celebs managed to hold on to their ticks as Musk decided to pay for their subscriptions himself.
Among them is NBA legend and LA Lakers superstar LeBron James, whose profile remained intact.

The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) paused its activities on Twitter and had disagreements with Musk over Twitter's definition of government-funded.

Twitter's definition of "government-funded" has led to disagreements with many organizations. US non-profit National Public Radio (NPR) stopped posting content on its 52 official Twitter feeds after Twitter labeled it as "state-affiliated media" or government-funded media.

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