New York Times says it won't pay for Twitter verified check mark


FILE PHOTO A pedestrian walks by the New York Times building in Manhattan New York U.S. December 8 2022.  REUTERSJeenah Moon

FILE PHOTO: A pedestrian walks by the New York Times building in Manhattan, New York, U.S., December 8, 2022. REUTERS/Jeenah Moon

(Reuters) - The New York Times will not pay a monthly fee to get verified check mark status on Twitter, a spokesperson for the newspaper said hours after it lost the verified badge on the social media platform.

According to new Twitter policy, verified check marks are now offered only through a paid subscription. Organizations will have to shell out $1,000 a month to obtain gold check marks while individuals can get blue checks for a starting price of $7 in the United States.

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