Meaning Of “Rat Verified” On Twitter Explored As Musk Starts Charging $8 For Twitter Verification
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Twitter is now in the hands of Elon Musk and we have already many of the users trending with a new viral hashtag of being rat verified. Well, ever since we had Tesla CEO Elon Musk take over Twitter. We had some of the users complaining about the changes Musk was making to the app. Among these, we have one as a protest coming as “rat verified”.
Read ahead to know more about Twitter trends a viral hashtag of “rat verified”.
Twitter trends viral hashtag “rat verified”
Ever since the news about Musk taking over Twitter began doing rounds on the internet. Netizens have been expressing their opinion on the changes that may happen in the app. Well, recently after the finalizing of the deal with Musk for Twitter, the chain of changes has just begun.
why would i pay $8 to get a blue check if i could put a rat next to my name for free???
— Uncle Dave1307 🐀 (@Dave_1307) November 3, 2022
i’m calling on everyone to join me in becoming #RatVerified pic.twitter.com/xp3YUtl7TT
Recently the hashtag “rat verified” in the context of a change for Twitter popped up on the app and became viral. A Twitter user named Alex came up with the idea to mock and complain about the recent change on Twitter. Which is a new Twitter account verification plan.
Why is hashtag rat verified going viral on Twitter?
After Musk took over Twitter, we had him come up with a new paid plan for the verification of the Twitter accounts. In this verification plan, one has to pay $8 per month to get the blue tick after their Twitter username. Which is what’s needed to become a verified Twitter user.
Now, Alex, one of the users came across this new verification plan on Twitter. He complained about the idea in a mocking way tweeting “why would I pay $8 to get a blue check if I could put a rat next to my name for free??? I’m calling on everyone to join me in becoming #RatVerified”.
numba one baybee
— alex 🐀 (@tinysnekcomics) November 2, 2022
this is perhaps my stupidest contribution to twitter but regardless everyone should become #RatVerified and ignore whatever stupidity elon throws your way
do not pay for this website!!! pic.twitter.com/8TQWdAGwiO
The hashtag has surprisingly become the no.1 trending hashtag on Twitter. While other users have too joined the protest against this new verification plan on Twitter. As some of the users have literally added a rat emoji after their username. While some have come up with memes on the same.
Elon Musk’s reaction to complaining users
Despite people not liking this new paid verified plan of Elon Musk for Twitter. Elon Musk seems determined to make no changes to the plan. As he made his intentions quite clear with his tweet of him saying “To all complainers, please continue complaining, but it will cost $8”.
Not just that, a lot of other changes in Twitter are also expected as it might come with the feature of making all direct messages paid. While it will try to take action on the inactive Twitter accounts as well.
#RatVerified I joined the rat gang 🐀 pic.twitter.com/CX8FDCuEtH
— Snauw 🐀 (@SnauwBeans) November 2, 2022
Dose this count as being #RatVerified? pic.twitter.com/UNGSnFZ33X
— 🧀Byte (Ratty) Tupoino 🔜 MFF 🐀 (@ByteTupoino) November 2, 2022
Officially #RatVerified pic.twitter.com/Zd4kilQiMd
— John F. Henwood 🐀 (@JohnFHenwood) November 2, 2022
#RatVerified https://t.co/rIFT9tlPuX pic.twitter.com/JyFUlR0kk4
— semc 🐀 (@semc1986) November 2, 2022
I feel honored that for the first time in my life, or really ever since I began using social media, that a post I made ranked #1 as the most engaging in the #RatVerified movement (which also ranked as the #1 trending hashtag in the United States of America). pic.twitter.com/4sj8ZUDLKv
— Dr. Aaron Ozee (@AaronOzee) November 3, 2022
did u know that #RatVerified people are 99.9% more likely to be silly than un-rat verified people?
— Eli_is_ Silly🐀| Steddie is Brain | RANBOO DAY (@Kick_a_child) November 2, 2022
become rat verified today to be silly pic.twitter.com/02c0pqtf2Q
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