The White House won’t pay for aides to keep their Twitter verification, telling staffers in a memo on Friday that they have to pay for Twitter Blue out of personal funds.
The move sets the precedent for other government staffers, including those who work on Capitol Hill and in local governments, as well as for private companies to not pay into Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s new policy.
White House director of digital strategy Rob Flaherty sent an email on Friday afternoon, outlining that “staff may purchase Twitter Blue on their personal social media accounts using personal funds.”
Axios first reported on the email. The outlet also reported that the White House plans to send guidance to agencies about the policy, but that it only applies to White House staffers at this time.
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