Lauren Jauregui, a popular musician, has threatened to leave Twitter after the business made modifications to its verification criteria. Jauregui criticized Twitter’s new CEO, Elon Musk, and threatened to leave the site if they attempted to charge her for the blue tick. She posted a screenshot of a Twitter message with the caption:
“I just got this message when I opened Twitter…@elonmusk.” How is this acceptable? When we have actual professions that rely on our verifications, as individuals claim to be me on this site every day. I’ve had this verification for 11 years, and two steps are required.”
In a subsequent tweet, she said that if she was asked to pay for the blue tick, she would leave the site. In response to the new modification, which she called “unsafe,” she stated:
“In order for my account not to be hacked. Why the f*ck would I start paying for something I’ve had for 11 years, especially when it’s a useful tool for my job? This is dangerous, @Twitter. And if this is true, I’m abandoning Twitter because f*ck all this pay-for-clout nonsense.”
Several others agreed with the I’m in Love with a Monster singer when she said that Twitter’s new policy made no sense.
What exactly is Twitter’s new policy? Additional information is being provided as Lauren Jauregui expresses safety worries.
Lauren Jauregui, who has over 4 million followers on Twitter, recently voiced her displeasure with the microblogging platform’s latest policy change. Her criticism came after Twitter stated that users would lose the account security feature unless they paid $8 per month for Twitter Blue.
Non-Twitter Blue users will no longer be able to use text message two-factor authentication to keep their accounts safe, according to the policy change. Lauren Jauregui is not the only celebrity who has criticized Twitter’s new CEO and the site for being “greedy,” as Ally Brooke, Normani, Dinah Jane, and Camila Cabello have all come out against the new policy change. Nevertheless, many fans seemed to agree with the singer, stating that they, too, thought the new policy was unjust. Several people criticized the move, claiming that Twitter is sacrificing security for profit:
I received this message this morning when I got onto Twitter as well. Twitter is basically saying they are compromising our security and privacy unless we pay for it. So ridiculous.
— Lexi (@LexiHernnandez) February 18, 2023
I saw the same thing when I opened it up yesterday. It’s absolutely absurd.
— Eric Racy (@EricJRacy) February 18, 2023
At this time, neither Elon Musk nor any other official Twitter spokesman has replied to the outrage.
