Twitter’s Legacy Blue Checks Are Gone At Last, But Formally Verified Users Don’t Seem to Care
Twitter has removed “blue checks” from legacy users’ accounts who are not subscribed to Twitter Blue.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been threatening to remove “legacy” blue check marks for months. On April 20, the company finally did it.
Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks. To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here:
— Twitter Verified (@verified)
Organizations can sign up for Verified Organizations here:
Legacy check users began to notice the change on Thursday afternoon. Celebrities from Kim Kardashian (75.1 million followers) to Selena Gomez (65 million) now have no official verification. The Pope is also out of luck.
they really took his check
— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan)
Although Musk promised advertisers the app would not turn into a “free-for-all hellscape” last October, it’s unclear how Twitter will maintain a sense of legitimacy.
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Twitter users can purchase Twitter Blue for $8 a month. In addition to a “blue check,” subscribers can craft Tweets longer than 280 characters, edit Tweets, and upload videos up to 60 minutes long.
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Blue check gone… I feel ok ???
— Garcelle Beauvais (@GarcelleB)
bye blue check mark, the chaos continues.
— Andrew Horowitz (@adhorowi)
I just realized the blue check is gone. Bye. ??
— Robert Hernandez (@webjournalist)
legacy verified blue checks are gone
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder)
‘Verified’ notifications are now a spam filter! feel free to block everyone in there
my blue check is gone
— Carrie Courogen (@carriecourogen)
My Twitter account says I’ve subscribed to Twitter Blue. I haven’t.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing)
My Twitter account says I’ve given a phone number. I haven’t.
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has been threatening to remove “legacy” blue check marks for months. On April 20, the company finally did it.
Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks. To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here:
— Twitter Verified (@verified)
Organizations can sign up for Verified Organizations here:
Legacy check users began to notice the change on Thursday afternoon. Celebrities from Kim Kardashian (75.1 million followers) to Selena Gomez (65 million) now have no official verification. The Pope is also out of luck.
they really took his check
— Tim Hogan (@timjhogan)
Although Musk promised advertisers the app would not turn into a “free-for-all hellscape” last October, it’s unclear how Twitter will maintain a sense of legitimacy.
