White House Refuses to Pay for Twitter Verification

April 03, 2023

by Zero Hedge Summit News

The White House won’t pay to have its staff’s official Twitter accounts verified, according to an email distributed to staffers and obtained by Axios.

“It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user,” said White House director of digital strategy, Rob Flaherty in the Friday afternoon email which was sent internally to staffers.

The rule doesn’t necessarily apply to government agencies, however a source familiar with the White House’s plans told Axios that it may send guidance to some agencies and departments in the future.