Musk has been vocal about his dislike for the legacy verification system, calling it “bullshit,” “corrupt,” and a “lords & peasants system.” Journalists on the platform were able to be verified almost by default regardless of the size of their following or readership, which appears not to have been sitting right with Musk’s antagonistic relationship with the media.
The Verge are corrupt scum.
An antagonistic relationship with the media is the minimum of what they deserve.
I mean, the feeling is probably mutual. They just cannot stop throthing at their mouths for anything involving musk.