Twitter will remove “Legacy Verified Checkmarks” on April 1: Time to pay for Twitter Blue

Twitter has announced that on April 1, 2023, it will finally remove the “old verified checkmarks” and if users want to keep the “blue checkmark” they will need to subscribe to Twitter Blue.

One of the first big decisions Elon Musk made after taking over Twitter was the introduction of Twitter Blue, a paid service that offers the coveted “blue tick” and the ability to edit and send longer tweets. He also stated that most of the old verified checkmarks were obtained through corrupt means and announced that they would eventually be removed.

Organizations that received Twitter’s verified checkmarks through the old process will lose their checkmarks (gold for businesses and gray for governments) in addition to being notable individuals and must subscribe to Twitter’s “Verified Organizations” service. The subscription costs $1,000 per month and an additional $50 per US affiliate. And unlike Twitter Blue, the Verified Organizations portal is a web-only feature, meaning that, according to Twitter, “management and billing through the portal is only available online.”

Several users responded to Twitter’s announcement tweet with disapproval and skepticism, with some even questioning whether it was an elaborate April Fool’s prank by Musk, who has been playing pranks on his followers. While it’s possible that this could be another of Musk’s attention-grabbing tricks, it seems more likely that Twitter’s decision is genuine and users will indeed lose their old checkmarks on April 1st.

“Turning verified tokens into ‘I have $11 a month’ tokens is pointless. If everyone (including burners) can get them now, why would anyone want one?”, a user using the username JustinThind said on Twitter.

Another user, sammathews, said he bought Twitter Blue for its extra features, but “removing confirmation from notable people for some reason doesn’t make sense, I use it a lot when there’s a lot of noise to get things like commenters or other players or other team owners opinion.”

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