(Reuters) -Twitter will soon begin paying verified content creators for ads in their replies, with the first payment block of around $5 million, company owner Elon Musk said on Friday. "Note ...

X, the Elon Musk-owned platform formerly known as Twitter, is making big ... on X were paid based on how many ads were served to X Premium users in the replies to their content.

In other words, people who want to be verified on Twitter may have to pay $8 a month to keep their ... "Priority in replies, mentions and search," which he said is "essential to defeat spam ...

Twitter has confirmed plans to allow users to buy blue-tick verified status ... brands could be impersonated by any user willing to pay a monthly fee. Mr Musk, the world's richest person, appears ...