On April 11, Twitter CEO Elon Musk stated that users would lose the blue check marks from April 20. Now, on Thursday Twitter removed the legacy verified blue ticks from all accounts.
The verified blue checkmarks will only remain on the profiles paying USD 8/month via the web and USD 11/month through the in-app payment on iOS and Android.
Celebrities and Cricketers Lost Their Blue Tick
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Due to this recent development, several B town celebrities including Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Alia Bhatt, and politicians like Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, CM Yogi Adityanath, and cricketers like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have lost their blue ticks from their Twitter accounts.
Earlier, the blue tick served as a way of protecting well-known individuals from impersonation.
In March, Twitter shared a post from their official handle, “On April 1st we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue.”
Elon Musk launched Twitter Blue with a checkmark badge as one of the premium perks.
With this announcement of removing Blue Ticks, check out a few meme reactions here
Elon Musk to all the celebrities around the world: –#BlueTick || @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/bPGXkms2Fz
— Sir BoiesX 🕯 (@BoiesX45) April 20, 2023
https://twitter.com/Keshu__12/status/1649136224156930049?s=20
Bollywood celebrities with #BlueTick vs Bollywood celebrities without Blue Tick pic.twitter.com/WR5zPk8T60
— Raghav Masoom (@comedibanda) April 21, 2023
Legacy #bluetick accounts today pic.twitter.com/B7MTYmLHRb
— Oxygen 💨 (@WhateverVishal) April 21, 2023