{"id":1737299,"date":"2022-11-13T18:48:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-13T23:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1737299"},"modified":"2022-11-13T18:48:32","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T23:48:32","slug":"democrat-senator-demands-answer-from-elon-musk-in-letter-musk-torches-him-in-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-demands-answer-from-elon-musk-in-letter-musk-torches-him-in-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrat Senator Demands Answer From Elon Musk In Letter, Musk Torches Him In Response"},"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\">28<\/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%2Fdemocrat-senator-demands-answer-from-elon-musk-in-letter-musk-torches-him-in-response%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=1737299&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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a> CEO Elon Musk slammed\u00a0Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on the platform Sunday after the senator made false statements in a letter to him late last week over the platform selling blue verification badges to paying subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Markey mentioned a report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/technology\/2022\/11\/11\/twitter-blue-checkmark\/\">The Washington Post<\/a> in his letter where the reporter, with his permission, was able to set up a fake Twitter account and pay for a verified account impersonating Markey\u2019s real account.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYesterday, a Washington Post reporter easily created a fake Twitter account in my name, and by paying $8.00 was also able to obtain Twitter\u2019s blue checkmark, signifying that Twitter had \u2018verified\u2019 the account was indeed that of a sitting U.S. Senator. It was not,\u201d Markey\u2019s letter began. \u201cApparently, due to Twitter\u2019s lax verification practices and apparent need for cash, anyone could pay $8.00 and impersonate someone on your platform. Selling the truth is dangerous and unacceptable. Twitter must explain how this happened and how it will prevent it from happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Markey then made false claims about the verification badge that the fake account was given.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompounding Twitter\u2019s verification dysfunction, a pop-up stated that the fake account was verified because I was a notable person in government, not because someone had paid for the verification blue checkmark,\u201d Markey falsely claimed. \u201cSafeguards such as Twitter\u2019s blue checkmark once allowed users to be smart, critical consumers of news and information in Twitter\u2019s global town square.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Post\u2019s report clearly showed a side-by-side screenshot of Markey\u2019s real Twitter account vs. the fake account and the badges displayed different popups when clicked on.<\/p>\n<p>His real account stated: \u201cThis account is verified because it\u2019s notable in government, news, entertainment, or another designated category.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fake account, contrary to Markey\u2019s claims, stated: \u201cThis account is verified because it\u2019s subscribed to Twitter Blue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Markey then claimed that the platform had descended into \u201cthe Wild West of social media\u201d and demanded answering to questions related to Twitter\u2019s verification process, which the company has paused for Twitter Blue subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Musk responded to a tweet from Markey that contained his letter to Musk.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA @washingtonpost reporter was able to create a verified account impersonating me\u2014I\u2019m asking for answers from @elonmusk who is putting profits over people and his debt over stopping disinformation,\u201d Markey tweeted. \u201cTwitter must explain how this happened and how to prevent it from happening again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerhaps it is because your real account sounds like a parody?\u201d Musk responded.<\/p>\n<p>Musk later mocked the Senator for having a profile photo that showed him wearing a mask, writing, \u201cAnd why does your pp have a mask!?\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">And why does your pp have a mask!?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1591817319143313408?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 13, 2022<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter CEO Elon Musk slammed\u00a0Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) on the platform Sunday after the senator made false statements in a letter to him late last week over the platform selling blue verification badges to paying subscribers. 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