Reactions have been trailing media reports that Twitter plans to start imposing a $20 monthly charge on verified users so they can retain their verification.

Many people wonder why Elon Musk, who had repeatedly expressed worry about the number of spam accounts on the platform, would want to discourage more people from being verified by introducing charges.

For Twitter users in Nigeria, the charge would amount to about N16,000 per month. Nairametrics projects that many Nigerians may lose their badge if they are unable/willing to pay, especially those who do not use their accounts to make money.