Twitter has delayed the launch of a feature that would let users verify their accounts for $8 a month. The feature, which is called ‘blue checkmark’, was announced by Twitter CEO Elon Musk after his acquisition of the micro-blogging service. “We’re sorry to inform you that our new blue checkmark won’t be available starting today,”…

In his first public statement after buying Twitter, Elon Musk said he doesn’t want the micro-blogging platform to become a “free-for-all hellscape”. He added that he is buying the platform to help humanity and doesn’t want it to become a “free-for-all hellscape.” He also said that he’ll “dramatically reduce” Twitter’s oversight of social media posts.