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The legacy blue checkmarks were previously granted to journalists, public officials, and celebrities for free as a measure against impersonation and spam News 

Twitter confirmation purge: From movie stars to sports icons to politicians, everyone is losing their blue ticks

Jim Hendler, ,

From Bollywood’s biggest stars to sports personalities and even the country’s biggest political party, the BJP, have lost their coveted Twitter blue ticks thanks to Elon Musk. The old blue checkmarks used to be issued to journalists, officials and celebrities for free to prevent impersonation and spam. However, Twitter officially retired the old blue checkmarks on April 20, 2022 under the ownership of Elon Musk. Twitter now restricts verification badges to only paid users, businesses, authorities and authorities. New label just dropped pic.twitter.com/BvduufyDIp— T(w)itter Daily News  (@TitterDaily) April 20,…

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Twitter Blue in India will cost Rs 9,400 a year (or Rs 900 a month) for individual users. News 

All Old Blue Ticks Will Be Removed Today, Elon Musk Says ‘Quite a Day’

Adriana Marais, , ,

D-Day is finally here for Twitter blue checkmark owners, and the microblogging platform was ready to remove all blue checkmarks at once on Thursday. According to its CEO, Elon Musk, it’s shaping up to be quite a day! On April 20, Twitter announced that “we’re removing the old verified checkmarks.” “Individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue to stay verified on Twitter. Organizations can join verified organizations,” the company said. Twitter Blue in India costs Rs 9,400 per year (or Rs 900 per month) for individual users. Musk announced that…

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This comes almost two weeks after the April 1 deadline to remove the blue check-mark badges passed News 

Elon Musk says the deadline to remove Twitter’s Blue Check is April 20

Jim Hendler, ,

In the latest twist in the Twitter saga, CEO Elon Musk has announced that the company will remove the old blue checks from accounts on April 20. This comes nearly two weeks after an earlier deadline of April 1 to remove the blue ticks – which were meant to verify the accounts of public figures and other high-profile figures – was missed. After buying the social media giant, Musk’s goal was to push the advertising-dependent platform he bought last year for $44 billion into a pay-to-play model. Final date for…

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Elon Musk-run Twitter will now show at least 50 per cent less ads to Blue subscribers, along with a boost in their visibility on the platform. News 

Twitter offers 50% fewer ads and improves visibility for Blue subscribers

Jim Hendler, , ,

To attract users, Elon Musk-led Twitter will now show at least 50 percent fewer ads to Blue subscribers and increase their visibility on the platform. The microblogging platform has implemented a new tool in both the For You and Followed tabs. “As you scroll, you’ll see approximately twice as many organic or non-promoted tweets between promoted tweets or ads. There may be times when there may be more or less non-promoted tweets between promoted tweets,” according to the company. However, the feature does not apply to ads that appear in…

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Tweeples are not sure whether they have a legacy blue badge or paid for the verified status. News 

Twitter Blue Badge Still Exist? Elon Musk is now making this new change

Jim Hendler, ,

Twitter was supposed to remove the old blue ticks from verified accounts on April 1st, as Elon Musk recently announced. It’s April 3rd today and millions of old verified accounts still have the blue badge on their profile. That’s not all, these people are seeing a change in the way their Blue badge is defined. Users with both the old blue badge and those who have paid for Twitter Blue will see this written due to their status. It looks like Musk and Co. are struggling to remove the blue…

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Twitter might be exempting the top 10,000 organisations with the highest number of followers from the $1,000/month payment requirement. News 

Twitter might waive off $1,000 verification fee for top 10,000-followed organizations

Jim Hendler, ,

Twitter is set to remove the “old” verified checkmarks today, April 1st. If individuals or organizations want to keep their blue or gold checkmark, they must pay for either Twitter Blue or Twitter Verification for Organizations, which cost $8 and $1,000, respectively. However, according to a report by The New York Times via The Verge, it appears that Twitter may be exempting organizations with the top 10,000 followers from this payment requirement. In order to retain gold checkmarks, organizations must subscribe to Twitter Verification for Organizations by default – paying…

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White House director of digital strategy, Rob Flaherty, has reportedly said that as per Twitter's updated policies, the White House will no longer be able to guarantee verification for federal agency accounts. News 

White House refuses to pay for Twitter’s blue confirmation: Report

Jim Hendler, , ,

As Elon Musk prepares to remove the old verified blue checkmarks starting Saturday, the White House reportedly isn’t going to pay for its staff to check their official Twitter profiles. According to a report published in Axios, White House digital strategy director Rob Flaherty has sent the instructions to staff via email. “We understand that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, the blue checkmark now simply acts as a confirmation that the account is a paid user,” the email reads. The directive doesn’t necessarily apply…

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Verified Organisations is a new way for organisations and their affiliates to differentiate themselves on the micro-blogging platform. News 

Twitter’s ‘verification for organizations’ now available globally: All the details

Jim Hendler, ,

Microblogging platform Twitter announced Friday that its “Verification for Organizations” service is now available globally. The platform tweeted from its “Twitter Verified” account: “Starting today, Verified Organizations are available worldwide. We are now sending email invitations to waitlisted organizations.” According to the company, Verified Organizations is a new way for organizations and their affiliates to stand out on the microblogging platform. “Instead of relying on Twitter as the sole arbiter of truth for which accounts must be verified, verified organizations registered with the Verified Organizations program have full control over…

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Elon Musk said on Monday only verified Twitter accounts would be eligible to vote in polls starting April 15, a move that the social media company's CEO believes will address advanced AI bot swarms. News 

Only verified accounts can vote in Twitter polls starting April 15

Jim Hendler, , ,

CEO Elon Musk has announced that Twitter polls will only be open to verified Twitter accounts starting April 15th. This decision aims to combat the problem of advanced artificial intelligence robot swarms. He also said that only verified accounts can be in Twitter’s For You recommendations, which show tweets from Twitter accounts. “Starting April 15th, only verified accounts can be part of Sinulle recommendations. This is the only realistic way to combat advanced AI bot swarms. Otherwise, it’s a hopeless losing battle. Voting requires verification for the same reason…” CEO…

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Recently, Twitter announced that from April 1, 2023, it will finally be removing “legacy verified checkmarks," and if users want to retain the ‘blue tick,’ they will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue. News 

Twitter blue subscribers may soon be able to hide their paid blue checkmarks

Jim Hendler, , ,

Popular microblogging platform Twitter, which recently launched its paid Twitter Blue verification service, is now said to be developing a feature that will allow users to hide the blue checkmark. According to an IANS report, application researcher Alessandro Paluzzi posted on Twitter that the microblogging platform is working on a control panel for verification settings. It has an option that says “Show or hide the blue check mark on your profile”. “Twitter continues to manage everything related to account verification and identity by adding the option to show or hide…

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Twitter will remove 'legacy verified checkmarks' on April 1, 2023 and users must subscribe to Twitter Blue if they want to keep the 'blue tick.' News 

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

Jim Hendler,

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…

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Twitter Blue offers a slew of features including the Blue tick for their accounts. News 

Twitter is ending its SMS-based security feature for non-Blue users today: Here’s what you can use now

Jim Hendler, , ,

Twitter is finally approaching the day when it will stop offering SMS-based two-step verification to all users. The platform said that starting March 20, only those with a Twitter Blue subscription will have this option, and everyone else will have to secure their accounts using a myriad of third-party authentication apps from Google, Microsoft and others. This means that if you don’t pay for Twitter Blue (900 rupees per month for mobile in India), you won’t be able to protect your Twitter account with SMS two-factor authentication. This strange decision…

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