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- Twitter appeared to start removing legacy blue checkmarks from many accounts on Thursday.
- Figures like Bill Gates, Justin Bieber, and Selena Gomez saw their verification badges disappear.
- Twitter has said individual users will need to start paying $8 per month for verification.
Some Twitter users are watching their legacy blue checkmarks disappear from their accounts as Elon Musk implements an $8 monthly subscription program.
Twitter said it was culling free blue ticks on Thursday from users who became verified on the platform before Musk acquired the company in late October. These users were often celebrities, journalists, and politicians, which Twitter independently verified.