{"id":1721955,"date":"2022-11-02T15:34:48","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:34:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721955"},"modified":"2022-11-02T15:35:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T19:35:00","slug":"william-shatner-has-hilarious-response-to-musk-charging-for-blue-check-marks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/william-shatner-has-hilarious-response-to-musk-charging-for-blue-check-marks\/","title":{"rendered":"William Shatner Has Hilarious Response To Musk Charging For Blue Check Marks"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwilliam-shatner-has-hilarious-response-to-musk-charging-for-blue-check-marks%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1721955&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Star Trek legend William Shatner had a hilarious response Wednesday to Twitter CEO Elon Musk\u2019s plan to charge $8 a month to those verified Twitter users with blue check marks.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/william-shatner\">91-year-old<\/a> actor told one follower that he had zero plans to pay for \u201cfalse status\u201d on the social media platform when he already has prestige in real life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the $8 is to submit a complaint,\u201d Shatner <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WilliamShatner\/status\/1587819482566770691?s=20&#038;t=mQpafXNIWlTs0e2jol-ipA\">tweeted<\/a> to his 2.5 million followers. \u201cTo answer your question if I would pay for a blue check? No.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I think the $8 is to submit a complaint.\ud83d\ude09 <br \/>To answer your question if I would pay for a blue check? <br \/>No. <br \/>I don\u2019t need to pay for false status when I have real. <br \/>Elon possibly thinks people would. <br \/>Knowing the delicate egos of people online; he\u2019s probably right.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/noblueisbetter?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#noblueisbetter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aalLLq1FV6\">https:\/\/t.co\/aalLLq1FV6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WilliamShatner\/status\/1587819482566770691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t need to pay for false status when I have real,\u201d he tweeted. \u201cElon possibly thinks people would. Knowing the delicate egos of people online; he\u2019s probably right. #noblueisbetter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In another post, a person told Shatner that \u201cit\u2019s silly because only legitimate celebs should get the blue tick who have earned that status, not egomaniacal nobodies who think they ought to have it just [cause] they can buy it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You missed way back when they first came out when an editor of an online publication justified to me giving one of his employees a blue check because he did his job well. That tweet was removed right away because it went against why checks were given out in the first place.\ud83d\ude44 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nphAyFyMhD\">https:\/\/t.co\/nphAyFyMhD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WilliamShatner\/status\/1587821108983525377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou missed way back when they first came out when an editor of an online publication justified to me giving one of his employees a blue check because he did his job well,\u201d Shatner replied. \u201cThat tweet was removed right away because it went against why checks were given out in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Twitter\u2019s current lords &#038; peasants system for who has or doesn\u2019t have a blue checkmark is bullshit. <\/p>\n<p>Power to the people! Blue for $8\/month.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587498907336118274?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The comments come after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king\">Musk<\/a> tweeted, \u201cTwitter\u2019s current lords &#038; peasants system for who has or doesn\u2019t have a blue checkmark is bulls***. Power to the people! Blue for $8\/month.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd paywall bypass for publishers willing to work with us,\u201d he added. \u201cThis will also give Twitter a revenue stream to reward content creators.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He later posted that he stole the idea of \u201ccharging for insults &#038; arguments from \u2018Monty Python\u2019 tbh [To be honest].\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Totally stole idea of charging for insults &#038; arguments from Monty Python tbh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oFKRyp3BS7\">https:\/\/t.co\/oFKRyp3BS7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1587629049635110912?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8,\u201d he added. \u201cTwitter speaks to the inner masochist in all of us,\u201d Musk said in another tweet, adding \u201cYou get what you pay for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Famed author Stephen King was another celebrity and verified Twitter user who made it clear he\u2019s not paying for that blue check mark, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/elon-musk-starts-and-apparently-finishes-blue-check-fee-negotiations-with-stephen-king\">The Daily Wire<\/a> previously reported.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/musk-faces-widespread-backlash-over-his-new-plans-for-twitter-a-terrible-idea-on-so-many-levels\">Musk Faces Widespread Backlash Over His New Plans For Twitter: \u2018A Terrible Idea On So Many\u00a0Levels\u2019<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Trek legend William Shatner had a hilarious response Wednesday to Twitter CEO Elon Musk\u2019s plan to charge $8 a month to those verified Twitter users with blue check marks. 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