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A screenshot of the New York Times Twitter profile, noticeably without its gold verification check.
A screenshot of the New York Times account without its gold verified check, as of Sunday morning.

Aaron McDade

  • The first day of Twitter's previously announced axing of "legacy" verified checks nearly passed without incident.
  • However, Twitter CEO Elon Musk was presented with a meme about the New York Times not intending to pay to keep its check.
  • "Oh ok, we'll take it off then," Musk said, and the Times' gold check disappeared overnight.

Twitter previously said it would start removing "legacy" verified check marks starting Saturday, but it seems only one account has been affected so far: the official New York Times account.

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