Before Elon Musk joined Twitter, the platform offered a Blue verification badge for accounts highlighting their authenticity. The badge was reserved for notable organizations, celebrities, government officials, and other famous personalities. Under Elon Musk, the verification badge was made available to anyone who offered to pay a small subscription fee. It was previously reported that the company would remove the blue verification badge from all non-paying accounts that were originally verified. Twitter now reminds users that its verification badges will be removed on April 20. Scroll down to read more details on the subject.
Twitter is removing Blue Verification Badges from 'Legacy' accounts, you must pay a fee going forward
Originally, the blue verification badge was earned as users were required to fulfill certain requirements. Now, almost anyone can gain access to the checkmark as long as they are happily paying a small subscription fee. With the blue badge gone for 'legacy' accounts, the verification would lose its purpose. Since anyone can pay for a subscription, the authenticity of accounts would be put into question.
After tomorrow, all accounts with a blue check next to their name will be distinguished as paying subscribers. The rest of the accounts would only show the name. While it might be good for business, the criteria to judge information will be lost. Accounts are advised to subscribe to Twitter's verification if they wish to retain their status. As mentioned earlier, the change will take place tomorrow, April 20.
There will be no way to tell if the information being shared on the platform is real or fake as it does not correspond to the credibility of the blue badge that had to be earned. The company could introduce new features to the mix to fix the issue but for now, the focus is gaining new subscribers. if you have subscribed to the Twitter Blue service, the company offers some unique features that nin-paying subscribers do not have access to. For instance, paying subscribers can write longer tweets with a new 10,000-character limit that turns concise information pieces into essays.
Twitter is taking more of a business approach than being focused on a news-centric platform. The company is going through changes under Elon Musk and we will keep you guys updated on the latest. You can also check out which accounts are actually verified and which have paid for a subscribed to the service using nothing but this trick.
We will update you guys on the subject as soon as further details are available. Let us know what you think about Twitter Blue in the comments.
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