Elon Musk, Twitter
"Power to the people! Blue for $8/month," Musk tweeted when he originally announced the subscription service in November 2022.
  • X— formerly known as Twitter — is now letting Blue subscribers hide once coveted "blue checks."
  • Non-subscribed users have mocked "blue check" accounts for paying for the Blue service.
  • Elon Musk called Twitter's previous verification process a "lords & peasants system." 

X, the site formerly known as Twitter, is now letting its Blue subscribers hide the once coveted verification "blue check" — the status symbol they pay $8 a month for — on their account.