“Onus on Twitter to stop spread of misinformation,” says Rajeev Chandrasekhar on ‘blue tick’ fee reports

Oct 31, 2022

New Delhi, October 31 (ANI): Twitter is abuzz with reports that users will have to shell out a USD 20 fee for the 'blue tick', which authenticates the identity of the account holder, and a failure to pay the amount will result in the coveted status being withdrawn. Responding to the reports, Union Minister of State for Electronics and Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar told ANI, “I do not think this is true. This is a challenge for Twitter. They need to see how this miscommunication is being circulated on the platform. I do not think such reports are true.”