Twitter legacy blue tick: What's happening with Twitter Blue? Not even Musk knows for sure
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter legacy blue tick: What's happening with Twitter Blue? Not even Musk knows for sure

Firstpost  

Elon Musk revealed last month that Twitter will begin removing blue checkmarks from heritage names, accounts that ’earned’ the authentication symbol but do not pay for a Twitter Blue membership, on April 1. Musk first introduced the new Twitter Blue subscription service in November, and the microblogging platform saw a rise in fake profiles receiving blue check marks after spending $8. Also read: New York Times loses Twitter verification badge Twitter has pulled the blue tick from the New York Times’ primary page after the news outfit stated that it would not join up for the social media platform’s new paid-for authentication policy. Following in the footsteps of Elon Musk’s Twitter, social media giant Meta recently allowed users in the United States to have their Meta profiles on Facebook and Instagram confirmed with a blue tick for $14.99 per month.

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Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk’s X. Not everyone is happy about it
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Free blue checks are back for some accounts on Elon Musk’s X. Not everyone is happy about it

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Elon Musk’s X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has begun restoring complimentary blue checks for some of its users, the latest unexpected shift to cause a lot of confusion on the platform. But late Wednesday night and early Thursday, numerous users reported seeing the blue checks return to their accounts, or appear for the first time, …

"I would NEVER pay for this": Celebs fume after Musk restores blue checks for "influential" users
8 months, 2 weeks ago

"I would NEVER pay for this": Celebs fume after Musk restores blue checks for "influential" users

Salon  

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter and currently headed by tech magnate Elon Musk, has seemingly restored blue check marks for a number of high-profile users. However, as of Wednesday, multiple X users deemed “influential members of the community” saw the reinstatement of their blue verification checks to their accounts despite not paying the monthly fee. Musk teased the …

Twitter is useless for Israel and Gaza news. Here’s how Elon Musk caused it.
1 year, 2 months ago

Twitter is useless for Israel and Gaza news. Here’s how Elon Musk caused it.

Slate  

Twitter has never been the most popular social media platform. As Musk and Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino have rolled back the platform’s rules of engagement and rid their ranks of the content-moderation teams and tools that actually keep X trustworthy, they’ve also put in place a system that fundamentally incentivizes the spread of misinformation during times of mass panic and …

Elon Musk allows X users to hide blue check
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk allows X users to hide blue check

Deccan Chronicle  

SAN FRANCISCO: Users on the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, will now be allowed to hide their once-prized blue check marks, the company says. But Musk decried that as a "lords & peasants system," and opened up access to the check marks to anyone who paid for a Blue subscription -- an $8 per month program which …

Elon Musk's X (Twitter) allows users to now hide Blue tick | 4 Steps
1 year, 4 months ago

Elon Musk's X (Twitter) allows users to now hide Blue tick | 4 Steps

Hindustan Times  

Elon Musk's X, the rebranded name of the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has introduced a feature to hide the Blue tick mark obtained through a paid subscription on users' social media profiles. Elon Musk killed off the Twitter logo on July 24, 2023, replacing the world-recognized blue bird with a white X as the tycoon accelerates his …

Twitter allows paid users to hide Blue checkmarks: Know more
1 year, 4 months ago

Twitter allows paid users to hide Blue checkmarks: Know more

India TV News  

X Corp, formerly known as Twitter, has introduced a new feature for its paid users under the Blue service which allows them to hide their verification checkmarks on the platform. However, the checkmark might still appear in certain places, and some features may reveal the user's active subscription status. To enjoy unlimited DMs, a Twitter user must subscribe to the …

From paid blue tick to new CEO, 11 changes Twitter witnessed under Elon Musk's leadership
1 year, 5 months ago

From paid blue tick to new CEO, 11 changes Twitter witnessed under Elon Musk's leadership

India TV News  

Since Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of Twitter in October 2022, he, as a new leader has been actively working to transform the microblogging platform in various ways. Here are a number of modifications, changes and upgradation made on Twitter, since Elon Musk took over the platform: Restructuring staff with thousands of layoffs: After acquiring Twitter last year for $44 …

Taliban leader praises Twitter for “freedom of speech” and “credibility”
1 year, 5 months ago

Taliban leader praises Twitter for “freedom of speech” and “credibility”

The Hindu  

Elon Musk-owned Twitter has been praised by a senior Taliban leader, who claimed that its freedom of speech and credibility put it above other social media platforms. Haqqani’s tweet came five days after Meta launched its text-based public conversation app Threads, which has a similar user interface to Twitter. While Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri stressed that Threads did not aim …

Elon Musk limits number of posts Twitter users can read each day
1 year, 5 months ago

Elon Musk limits number of posts Twitter users can read each day

Hindustan Times  

Twitter on Saturday limited the number of posts users can read each day, with the move coming a day after the social media giant made it mandatory for people to log in to read tweets, or sign up with the microblogging platform to be able to do so. Elon Musk The limits, ‘temporary’ in nature, were announced by Elon Musk, …

Har Ghar Tiranga: Changing Your Twitter/X DP? You'll Briefly Lose Your Verified Blue Tick
1 year, 5 months ago

Har Ghar Tiranga: Changing Your Twitter/X DP? You'll Briefly Lose Your Verified Blue Tick

ABP News  

To kick off this year's 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged citizens to showcase the national flag on their profile photos on social media. Now, in case you too have lost your blue tick, fret not, as Twitter briefly removes its verification badges once an account changes its profile photo. Don’t Change Twitter Handle Similar to …

Elon Musk says Twitter will pay to content creators for ads in replies; here's a catch
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk says Twitter will pay to content creators for ads in replies; here's a catch

India TV News  

Twitter will soon start paying verified content creators for ads in their replies, with the first payment block of around USD 5 million, company owner Elon Musk said on Friday. The billionaire who acquired Twitter last October said that “the creator must be verified and only ads served to verified users count." First block payment totals $5M,” billionaire Elon Musk …

Twitter offers a significant feature to Blue Subscribers: Now edit posts for up to 60 minutes
1 year, 6 months ago

Twitter offers a significant feature to Blue Subscribers: Now edit posts for up to 60 minutes

India TV News  

Since acquiring Twitter, Elon Musk has made several major changes to the microblogging platform. If you wish to obtain the coveted blue tick verification badge on Twitter, you will need to subscribe and make the necessary payment. Users with the blue tick verification badge can now edit any tweet for up to 60 minutes. It's important to note that payment …

Meta rolls out paid verification subscription in India. Will legacy Bluetick go? Zuckerberg says…
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta rolls out paid verification subscription in India. Will legacy Bluetick go? Zuckerberg says…

Hindustan Times  

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has started rolling out its paid verification subscription in India. "We’re expanding our test of Meta Verified to India after seeing good results from our early testing in several countries globally," the tech giant said. Meta Verified is a new subscription bundle that includes account verification with government ID, impersonation protections and …

Meta Verified Available In India, Instagram Users Can Now Get A 'Blue Tick' For Rs 699: Check Eligibility
1 year, 6 months ago

Meta Verified Available In India, Instagram Users Can Now Get A 'Blue Tick' For Rs 699: Check Eligibility

News 18  

Meta Verified, the subscription service from Meta—which gets you a verified blue checkmark and a host of other benefits, including added account protection—for a monthly fee, is now available for Indian users. Available at Rs 699 for iOS and Android users, Meta Verified will authenticate accounts using a government ID proof, instead of having ‘notability’ as a factor. According to …

Twitter followers may drop as Elon Musk set to remove inactive accounts
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter followers may drop as Elon Musk set to remove inactive accounts

Hindustan Times  

Social media platform Twitter Inc will remove accounts that have been inactive for several years, CEO Elon Musk said in a tweet on Monday. Musk has made account verification a part of Twitter's Blue subscription, Musk added that users on the micro-blogging platform could see a drop in follower count. Earlier this month, Musk "threatened" to reassign National Public Radio's …

Your Twitter Feed Sucks Now. These Free Add-Ons Can Help
1 year, 7 months ago

Your Twitter Feed Sucks Now. These Free Add-Ons Can Help

Wired  

I'm not here to judge anyone who pays for Twitter Blue. Granted, there are plenty of reasons why longtime Twitter power users—in particular, public figures or people who historically have trouble with impersonators—might pay for Twitter Blue. All the same, it can't be denied that a lot of really annoying posts from Twitter Blue users with low follower counts show …

Twitter Blue Struggles To Retain Subscribers As Users Struggle To Find Value: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Blue Struggles To Retain Subscribers As Users Struggle To Find Value: Report

News 18  

The revamped Twitter Blue has been out for almost six months now—delivering blue checkmarks, an option to edit Tweets and a host of other benefits along with it. Now, while this is a far cry from what Elon Musk would have hoped for, out of the 1,50,000 early adopters of Twitter Blue, Twitter could only retain around 68,157 paying subscribers …

Explained | What is Bluesky and how does it affect Twitter?
1 year, 7 months ago

Explained | What is Bluesky and how does it affect Twitter?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Since Elon Musk’s takeover, Twitter has been roiling. Bluesky might be classified as a Twitter competitor due to its founding team but is different in terms of its structure, as it is meant to form part of a decentralised ecosystem. Celebrity users appear to be seeing fewer “likes” and “shares” when compared to their Twitter platforms, …

After Twitter, blue ticks come to Gmail accounts: Here’s everything you need to know
1 year, 7 months ago

After Twitter, blue ticks come to Gmail accounts: Here’s everything you need to know

Live Mint  

Google is bringing a new tool to Gmail that will allow users to identify genuine senders from impersonators. The tech giant is adding a ‘blue tick’ for the verified users who have adopted Brand Indicators for Message Identification in Gmail. Announcing via a Workspace blog post, Google said “In 2021, we introduced Brand Indicators for Message Identification in Gmail, a …

Elon Musk’s giving out Twitter Blue for free. Experts say this could mean legal trouble
1 year, 7 months ago

Elon Musk’s giving out Twitter Blue for free. Experts say this could mean legal trouble

LA Times  

After a mass purge of legacy verified checkmarks, Elon Musk has been handing out Twitter Blue to high-profile users who haven’t paid for it. In the latest turn of Twitter’s blue check mark imbroglio, Elon Musk is giving the check for free to high-powered users — which could land him in legal hot water, some experts say. When Tesla founder …

Twitter Blue badge reappears for a few users: Know how
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter Blue badge reappears for a few users: Know how

India TV News  

Twitter's legacy Blue tick owners were in for a surprise on Monday when a minor edit in their bio resulted in getting their Blue badge back, although for a very short period of time. A bug in Twitter resulted in legacy blue check holders briefly getting their Blue badge back after their updated their bio. On April 20, Chaos prevailed …

Want To Get Your Twitter Blue Tick Back Briefly For Free? Try This Hack
1 year, 7 months ago

Want To Get Your Twitter Blue Tick Back Briefly For Free? Try This Hack

ABP News  

On April 20, Elon Musk’s Twitter removed all blue ticks from non-paying users as part of the microblogging platform’s updated Twitter Blue policies. How To Get Your Blue Tick Back On Twitter, Briefly Follow these steps: Go to Twitter on either Web or the app and log in to your account. On April 20, Twitter started removing ‘legacy’ blue ticks …

Fond of reading news on Twitter? Get ready to pay from next month I Elon Musk's latest announcement
1 year, 7 months ago

Fond of reading news on Twitter? Get ready to pay from next month I Elon Musk's latest announcement

India TV News  

Twitter boss Elon Musk, in the latest announcement, said that the media houses can now charge on a "per article basis", if the users do not opt for a monthly subscription. Twitter had removed blue tick of millions After several false starts, Twitter began making good on its promise Thursday to remove the blue checks from accounts that don’t pay …

We’ve figured out a way to beat Twitter at its own game - by blocking people with blue ticks
1 year, 7 months ago

We’ve figured out a way to beat Twitter at its own game - by blocking people with blue ticks

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy In a …

Six months into Elon Musk’s Twitter: The fall of verification and birth of Twitter Blue in one very long chart
1 year, 7 months ago

Six months into Elon Musk’s Twitter: The fall of verification and birth of Twitter Blue in one very long chart

CNN  

CNN — In the six months since Elon Musk completed his acquisition of Twitter, the billionaire has turned the platform on its head by overhauling how it decides which accounts to verify. Once given out to authenticate a limited number of accounts from celebrities, government agencies and media organizations, the coveted check mark is now available for purchase through the …

Blue Tick Blues: Celebs react to the saga of Twitter verification badge
1 year, 7 months ago

Blue Tick Blues: Celebs react to the saga of Twitter verification badge

Hindustan Times  

Soon after Twitter removed its legacy blue tick from verified handles on the social media platform, it sent everyone in a tizzy. But, it was a pleasant surprise when the blue tick was back after a day, since I definitely didn’t pay for it. Though the blue tick has never really been an important factor to validate me, it’s definitely …

Column: Elon Musk broke what made Twitter great. It’s going to cost him — and us
1 year, 7 months ago

Column: Elon Musk broke what made Twitter great. It’s going to cost him — and us

LA Times  

Twitter once aspired to be the town square of the internet. Things have been trending in this direction since Elon Musk took over the platform in October, but it’s clearer what Twitter has become in the wake of the Great Blue Check-opalypse of 2023. To most of Twitter’s users, the blue check mark had become not a widely desired service, …

Mint Explainer: How Twitter’s blue tick became a laughing stock
1 year, 7 months ago

Mint Explainer: How Twitter’s blue tick became a laughing stock

Live Mint  

Elon Musk's decision to buy Twitter for a whopping $44 billion last year was met with widespread confusion. View Full Image At one point Twitter stopped specifying whether a blue-tick account was 'legacy verified' or a Twitter Blue subscriber But users quickly discovered they could still find out if an account was ‘legacy verified’ by checking if it was followed …

Twitter falsely claims dead celebrities subscribed to Twitter Blue, verified their phone number
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter falsely claims dead celebrities subscribed to Twitter Blue, verified their phone number

The Hindu  

Twitter has automatically verified users with a large number of followers, including dead celebrities, and has added a banner falsely claiming that the deceased users subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone numbers. All of them have over one million Twitter followers, and a banner on their profiles falsely claimed they had subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their …

Verified Twitter accounts now ‘prioritised’: Elon Musk
1 year, 7 months ago

Verified Twitter accounts now ‘prioritised’: Elon Musk

Hindustan Times  

Twitter owner Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that all verified accounts on the social network now stand ‘prioritised.’ Tesla Inc CEO and Twitter owner Elon Musk. According to one of the many replies to Musk's post, ‘prioritising’ of verified handles means that the platform will give ‘special attention’ to those who got their profiles verified, or in other words, subscribed …

Amid blue tick chaos, Musk says 'verified Twitter accounts are now prioritised'
1 year, 7 months ago

Amid blue tick chaos, Musk says 'verified Twitter accounts are now prioritised'

India TV News  

Musk's latest announcement: Amid the chaotic situation on the microblogging site, Twitter's CEO Elon Musk, on Tuesday, came up with a new announcement where he asserted to prioritise verified accounts. Twitter had removed blue tick of millions After several false starts, Twitter began making good on its promise Thursday to remove the blue checks from accounts that don’t pay a …

Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
1 year, 7 months ago

Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return

The Hindu  

Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why their blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. The account belonging to the Auschwitz Memorial, which has 1.5 million followers and regularly tweets out photos and names of Holocaust victims, tweeted …

Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return
1 year, 7 months ago

Famous Twitter users disavow Musk over verification return

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Celebrities, professional athletes and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don’t know why their blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. But the check marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend, leading some prominent users to disavow …

Twitter verification reappears, but some users don't know how it happened
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter verification reappears, but some users don't know how it happened

Hindustan Times  

Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why the blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. But the check marks mysteriously returned for many highly followed accounts over the weekend, leading some prominent users to disavow what's become a divisive symbol …

GMB host Susanna Reid defends paying Elon Musk for Twitter Blue subscription
1 year, 7 months ago

GMB host Susanna Reid defends paying Elon Musk for Twitter Blue subscription

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Last week, CEO Elon Musk made good of his …

Twitter’s blue ticks mysteriously return — even for the dead
1 year, 7 months ago

Twitter’s blue ticks mysteriously return — even for the dead

Live Mint  

Confusion surrounding Twitter Inc. deepened over the weekend after a number of high-profile accounts saw their prized blue check-marks reinstated - even though some of their owners have been dead for years. Celebrities and public figures took to the platform to deny having paid for the $8-a-month that yields the colored tick, despite labels stating the “account is verified because …

Ian McKellen and more call out ‘madness’ as ‘blue ticks’ reinstated days after removal
1 year, 7 months ago

Ian McKellen and more call out ‘madness’ as ‘blue ticks’ reinstated days after removal

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Ian McKellen, David Mitchell, and …

Stephen King wants Elon Musk to give his Blue Tick to charity for helping Ukraine, Twitter owner responds
1 year, 8 months ago

Stephen King wants Elon Musk to give his Blue Tick to charity for helping Ukraine, Twitter owner responds

India Today  

After months of anticipation, Twitter finally removed the blue ticks of legacy accounts. The move was expected from a long time since back in November 2022, Twitter's new owner Elon Musk had revealed that the Blue Tick will come at a price of $8 in the future. Elon Musk, in a tweet, wrote that he is paying the monthly $8 …

Amitabh Bachchan's hilarious response on getting blue tick back on Twitter: 'Paise bharwa liye...'
1 year, 8 months ago

Amitabh Bachchan's hilarious response on getting blue tick back on Twitter: 'Paise bharwa liye...'

India TV News  

Twitter's blue tick policy has left many of us worried! Big B wrote, "Are Mare Gaye Gulfaam, Biraj Mein Mare Gaye Gulfaam…Aye, Twitter maasi, chahi, behan, tai, bua…Whatever is your name…You made us pay the fee and removed the blue ticket permanently. Khel Khatam, paisa hajam?” Last week, Twitter withdrew the blue tick verification marks from all legacy verified accounts …

Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue check-mark fiasco is a master class in business failure.
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue check-mark fiasco is a master class in business failure.

Slate  

It’s not that easy to get a hold of LeBron James’ people. LeBron had previously tweeted that he would not pay for Twitter Blue, the subscription product that Elon Musk is now hawking in order to make a tiny dent in Twitter’s financial woes while alienating large numbers of the platform’s users. — Alex Heath April 20, 2023 LeBron’s media …

Give my Twitter blue tick to charity, says Stephen King. Elon Musk replies
1 year, 8 months ago

Give my Twitter blue tick to charity, says Stephen King. Elon Musk replies

Hindustan Times  

After chaos prevailed on Twitter following the removal and restoration of blue ticks for legacy accounts and certain celebrities, author Stephen King has come up with a suggestion for CEO Elon Musk. The author, who had rejected Musk’s paid subscription plan, and whose blue tick is apparently being He wrote, "I think Mr. Musk should give my blue check to …

Elon Musk Sows Confusion on Twitter After Removing Legacy Check Marks
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk Sows Confusion on Twitter After Removing Legacy Check Marks

Live Mint  

Twitter Inc.’s move to remove legacy verifications is once again sowing confusion over who’s real and who isn’t on the social-media platform. The check mark removals are one of the most drastic changes Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, has made since he bought the platform in October. Mr. Musk has upended norms on one of the world’s most popular social-media …

Twitter reinstates legacy blue tick on high-profile accounts
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter reinstates legacy blue tick on high-profile accounts

The Hindu  

In a surprising turn of events, Twitter has restored verification badges on several high-profile celebrity accounts with millions of followers, just days after the microblogging platform culled the legacy blue checkmarks for non-paying users. The move assumes significance as Indian celebrities and top politicians from Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi lost verified blue ticks …

Twitter reinstates blue ticks for accounts with at least 1 million followers?
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter reinstates blue ticks for accounts with at least 1 million followers?

Hindustan Times  

Twitter has restored blue ticks for several accounts, doing so just days after removing these for users who did not pay to keep their ‘verified’ status despite a ‘deadline’ given by owner Elon Musk to subscribe to Twitter Blue, the microblogging platform's $8 a month paid subscription service, which adds the blue verification checkmarks to accounts. For instance, on Sunday, …

Is Twitter offering blue ticks for free to users with a million followers? Here's what happened
1 year, 8 months ago

Is Twitter offering blue ticks for free to users with a million followers? Here's what happened

Live Mint  

Twitter is no stranger to glitches, but the latest one has caused quite a stir among users. It appears that Twitter has been giving out Blue Check verification badges to accounts with at least one million followers, without the account holders enrolling in the subscription service. Over the weekend, several Twitter users with reportedly over a million followers were surprised …

Ricky Gervais leads reactions as celebrities ridicule Elon Musk over disappearance of ‘blue ticks’
1 year, 8 months ago

Ricky Gervais leads reactions as celebrities ridicule Elon Musk over disappearance of ‘blue ticks’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Celebrities including Ricky Gervais and …

Elon Musk pays for his personal favourites’ blue tick, including Lebron James and others
1 year, 8 months ago

Elon Musk pays for his personal favourites’ blue tick, including Lebron James and others

Live Mint  

Elon Musk owned Twitter has recently removed blue verification badges from several notable figures, including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, and Bill Gates. The Verge reported that an employee of Twitter extended a free subscription of Twitter Blue to LeBron James, despite his prior statement of not being willing to pay for verification on the platform. Nevertheless, Elon Musk appears …

Twitter Now Requires Advertisers To Pay For Verification Before Running Ads
1 year, 8 months ago

Twitter Now Requires Advertisers To Pay For Verification Before Running Ads

News 18  

After removing all legacy Blue check marks and asking individual users to pay for being verified, Elon Musk-run Twitter on Friday asked advertisers to either pay for the verification or they will not be able to run their ads on the platform. Social media consultant Matt Navarra shared the letter sent by Twitter to advertisers, which read that starting April …

Confusion as Musk’s Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies
1 year, 8 months ago

Confusion as Musk’s Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department. She added that while there’s been a lot of debate about what algorithmic curation means for how people see information on social media — versus a simple chronological timeline — …

Indian ministries, politicians, celebrities lose blue ticks on Twitter
1 year, 8 months ago

Indian ministries, politicians, celebrities lose blue ticks on Twitter

The Hindu  

Multiple Union Ministries have lost their verified check mark on Twitter following the Elon Musk-owned platform’s move to limit the check mark to people who pay $8 a month to retain the blue symbol on their profiles. Ashwini Vaishnaw and Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Minister and Minister of State respectively for Electronics and Information Technology, continue to retain a verification mark, …

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