Twitter is removing a legacy blue tick program — which Elon Musk called 'deeply corrupted' — from April 1

Fri, 03/24/2023 - 05:03

Twitter is removing a legacy blue tick program — which Elon Musk called 'deeply corrupted' — from April 1.

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Twitter said it's sunsetting a legacy verified program from April 1.
Users can now get blue checkmarks by signing up for the Twitter Blue subscription program.
Elon Musk, Twitter's new owner, said the legacy blue ticks were handed out in a "corrupt and nonsensical" way.

Twitter announced Thursday it will be sunsetting its legacy blue-tick verified program — which new owner Elon Musk called "deeply corrupted" — on April 1.