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No Blue Tick for Pope as Twitter Cuts ‘Legacy’ Checks; Musk ‘Pays’ to Keep LeBron James, Stephen King Verified

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Elon Musk’s long-promised move to strip free blue ticks from Twitter users swung into action on Thursday, dividing the have-paids from the have-nots. Like some kind of fable in which the chosen few ascend to a higher plane, accounts with a Twitter Verified check began rising above the rest — a rapture that left most … Read more

Twitter Blue Users Could Soon be Able Hide ‘Badge of Shame’ Amid Heavy Trolling

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Twitter might be testing an option to let its blue tick buyers choose if they wish to display their verification badges or hide it. As Twitter gears up to remove legacy blue ticks starting April 1, it is rolling out more profile customisation features for people who have paid to get their blue ticks as … Read more