Twitter legacy blue ticks remain despite Elon Musk’s subscription threat
by Josh Taylor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6ADV7)
Removal of verification badges reportedly could take a long time as it may involve many manual elements
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Twitter has so far not followed through on an announcement that it would remove blue ticks from legacy verified users, meaning those users continue to display them alongside paying subscribers.
Last month, Twitter's billionaire owner, Elon Musk, announced that from 1 April, legacy verified users would have their blue ticks removed from the service unless they paid the US$8 a month subscription fee for Twitter Blue. For organisations, the fee is US$1,000 a month.
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