Elon Musk pays special attention to a secret list of Twitter VIPs

Twitter CEO Elon Musk talks about the need to “treat everyone equally” on the platform, but a new report revealed that he has a list of “35 VIP users” who are supported on the platform.

According to a report published by the Daily Mail newspaper, there are documents obtained by the Platformer company claiming that people from the world of politics, sports, Hollywood and many journalists are getting privileged treatment and increased visibility.

The report states that when the tweets of the VIPs on the list are published, Twitter engineers modify the code so that their posts are “always visible”.

Elite list

Among those who receive preferential treatment are the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro, US President Joe Biden, NBA superstar LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers, Bloomberg columnist Matt Iglesias and a host of other influential figures.

Examining the names of those included in the list, it appears that their status was determined by user engagement and sentiment; whether users liked them or not.

Elon Musk’s Twitter is now estimated at a staggering $20 billion, yet an astonishing $24 billion less than when he initially acquired it. On April 15th next year, incredible changes will come into effect: those who have not paid for the ‘Twitter Blue’ subscription of $8/month will be blocked from voting in polls; however, exactly how this prevents “hordes of AI bots” taking over remains unclear.

The CEO – who bought the social network last October – said paid social media would be “the only social media that matters”.

Musk revealed to his employees that Twitter is now worth only $20 billion, $24 billion less than it was when he acquired it.