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- Elon Musk is giving away free Premium perks to accounts with a large number of verified followers.
- Many users don't like their new special status and are making it clear they didn't pay for it.
- The blue tick is today's joke on the platform.
Elon Musk is giving out free Premium and Premium Plus benefits to accounts with a high number of verified followers. But not everyone is happy about it.
On Wednesday, some X users posted about seeing the familiar blue check next to their handles despite not paying for those subscriptions. The change has come just over five months after Musk launched two subscription tiers on the platform formerly known as Twitter.