The legacy blue checkmarks on Twitter accounts verified under the previous administration will be erased, according to billionaire Twitter owner Elon Musk, with a deadline of April 20 set for implementation.
Previously only available to verified accounts of prominent figures like journalists, famous people, and politicians, the blue checkmark is now available to anybody willing to pay. According to Musk, the decision is intended to increase the business’s subscription income.
Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 11, 2023
Twitter said at the end of last month that it will stop using its legacy checkmarks by April 1 and offered links for anyone who wanted to keep using them.
On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOpLp
Organizations can sign up for https://t.co/RlN5BbuGA3…
— Twitter Verified (@verified) March 23, 2023
Twitter switched to paid verification as a result of Musk citing the necessity for income and the need to combat bots. Musk joked in response to Stephen King’s objection to spending money on a blue checkmark: “We need to pay the bills somehow!” The website would charge $8 a month to authenticate users’ credentials, Musk had revealed in November of last year. People’s power is essential. The billionaire businessman had tweeted, “Blue for $8/month,” using the platform’s well-known blue checkmark as a point of reference. He said that the new tactic would alter the “current lords & peasants system” and generate new revenue for the website.
After announcing a $8 blue check membership service, Twitter suspended it ten days later due to the proliferation of fraudulent accounts.
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In December 2022, Twitter reintroduced Twitter Blue, its subscription service, with the ability for users to buy a verified blue checkmark. The business expanded this service to every country on March 24.
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