Twitter Blue Tick

When legacy dies: Twitter will start removing original or ‘legacy’ blue checkmarks from April 1

Elon Musk-led Twitter has announced that starting April 1, the platform will start removing legacy blue ticks from originally verified accounts. Musk plans to amp up Twitter Blue and paid verification programmes, and may increase the price in the future.

Twitter revokes blue ticks for Taliban leaders after widespread online row

The purchase of Twitter blue ticks by Taliban officials had sparked a major controversy with a host of users voicing their concerns on the micro-blogging social media platform

Elon Musk takes a dig at trolls: ‘Wasn’t Twitter supposed to die by now?’

Twitter accepted Musk’s proposal to buy and make the social media service private in April

Elon Musk postpones Twitter’s $8 ‘paid verification’ relaunch indefinitely, wants to curtail impersonation

Despite several warnings from Twitter’s own trust and safety staff, Elon Musk's idea of paid verification led to rampant impersonation of high-profile accounts, including major advertisers. Now, he plans on battling impersonation by using different colours for different badges.

Indian iOS users can get ‘verified’ on Twitter by paying more than $8, but won't get access to key features

Not only does Twitter Blue's subscription cost more than $8 in India, Indian users don't even have access to some of the features that Twitter Blue users are getting in the US. Twitter may revise the price and reduce it from Rs 719 sometime in the future, but the chances of that happening is slim.

Blessed be thy checkmark: Twitter “verifies” ‘Jesus Christ’, ‘Satan’ and ‘God’ on Twitter

The mess that Twitter's verification programme has become was evident when Twitter apparently, "verified" the account of "Jesus Christ" & "Satan." Elon Musk and his team really need to come up with a better way of distinguishing Twitter Blue subscribers and actually verified profiles.

Blue tick, grey tick & labels: Elon Musk's current plans for Twitter’s ‘verification’ programme is a hot mess

Twitter briefly introduced the Grey Label and the Grey Check that actual verified accounts would get as per the new verification program under Twitter Blue, but then killed it within hours. Clearly, Elon Musk is taking some crucial decisions about verified users, on the fly.

Twitter plans to use a grey checkmark and ‘Official’ label for accounts that are actually verified

As per Musk and his team's latest plan to clean up the Twitter Blue Tick mess, actually verified users who pay for Twitter Blue subscriptions, will be given a 'really verified,' grey-coloured badge and 'Official' label. All other subscribers will be given the Twitter Blue badge.

Leaked notes reveal Elon Musk wanted to put all of Twitter behind a paywall, wanted every user to pay a fee

Musk wanted all of Twitter behind a paywall, and wanted all users, blue tick or not, to pay to use the platform. Non-paying users would be given a "free usage" time every month. After that, if they wanted to use the platform they would have to pay a small fee or subscribe to Twitter Blue.

Twitter Blue Tick for $8: Do India’s IT Rules of 2021 allow Elon Musk to charge for verification?

Most people are surely pissed about Elon Musk charging $8 a month for Twitter Blue Ticks for verified accounts. Is what Elon Musk planning to do, legal as per India's IT Rules of 2021?