So, as @chancerydaily points out, legacy blue checks who don't want the blue checks are currently stuck with the blue checks and Musk is implying they may be paying.

And the only way to hide the blue check is if you actually do pay, where you will soon get an option to hide the fact that you pay.

This truly is the dumbest timeline.

@mmasnick
I'm not a lawyer, so I wonder about the legality of falsely claiming endorsements from public figures, and if this text lying about popular figures paying for Blue would fall into such a category.

Or maybe you're all in the top whatever percent of users that may be given Blue for free. Whether you want it or not.