After Elon Musk Stripped Twitteratis of Blue Ticks, Arnold Schwarzenegger Addresses an Angry Fan Who Threatened to Block Him for Buying It

Shortly after taking over the social media giant, SpaceX founder Elon Musk announced massive changes for Twitter. From unblocking some previously banned accounts to firing employees, Musk shook up Twitter, and many people disliked the change. However, arguably his most controversial change was announcing Twitter Blue, a paid subscription for features that had been free so far. As promised, all those who didn’t buy Twitter Blue lost their verification marks recently, no matter how large their following is. Arnold Schwarzenegger was among those celebrities who didn’t.

However, one user didn’t take kindly to discovering that Schwarzenegger kept his blue verification tick. During his regular interactive sessions with fans on Twitter, Schwarzenegger had to address an angry fan who threatened to block him if he didn’t drop his Twitter Blue subscription. However, the bodybuilding icon had a witty reply for the angry fan.

The angry fan couldn’t find a response

The Twitter user noticed that the Hollywood action icon still had his blue tick during his latest tweet session. Schwarzenegger had replied to a fan who thanked the five-time Mr. Universe for helping him become fitter. However, the user replied to Arnold’s tweet and said, “Arnold, drop your blue check. I don’t want to have to block you like the rest.”

The user’s tweet implied that he was on a mission to block people followed who didn’t lose their verification icon. However, the seven-time Mr. Olympia had a befitting reply for the angry fan. “We bought it to post the 12-minute video I made to appeal to people on a hateful path,” wrote the Terminator actor. Schwarzenegger’s reply was a subtle reminder of the message he conveyed to millions through a video in March that a path of hate never leads to success.

“I’d do it again because that video reached 22 million people here,” added the 75-year-old. However, Schwarzenegger also implied that the user was on a fruitless pursuit and wished him happiness. “You don’t have to do anything, but I hope whatever you choose makes you happy,” Schwarzenegger said. Another fan jumped to Arnie’s defense and demeaned the angry Twitter user, but Arie was having none of it.

Arnold Schwarzenegger didn’t allow anyone to bully the user

The Austrian Oak’s goal on social media is to raise awareness of the importance of wellness and spread positivity. He also promoted his newsletter and podcast to help people reach their fitness goals. So when another fan left a demeaning comment on the angry user’s post Schwarzenegger stepped in. 

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“Hey, please don’t call people names on my behalf,” wrote the bodybuilding legend. “I’m about spreading positivity,” added the 75-year-old. While loyal fans often defend their idols, their comments also have the potential to become hateful, and Schwarzenegger didn’t want that.

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