Twitter blue check unavailable after impostor accounts erupt on platform
by Guardian staff and agencies from Technology | The Guardian on (#65QQ3)
Before Elon Musk took over the badge was granted to celebrities and journalists verified by the platform to prevent impersonation
Twitter's relaunched premium service - which grants blue check verification labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month - was unavailable on Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of impostor accounts approved by Twitter.
The latest move caps a chaotic start for the new subscription service, one of the first major changes made by Elon Musk after taking over the company two weeks ago.
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