Twitter overhauled its verified check marks this weekend — but seemingly only for The New York Times account

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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.

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News organizations say they won't pay for Elon Musk's Twitter Blue because 'verified checkmarks no longer represent authority and expertise'

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Elon Musk.
Elon Musk owns Twitter.

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Russia's arrest of Evan Gershkovich is the first time the country has accused an American journalist of spying since the Cold War. The Wall Street Journal calls the targeting of their reporter 'a vicious affront to a free press.'

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TOPSHOT - A picture taken on July 24, 2021 shows journalist Evan Gershkovich. - A US reporter for The Wall Street Journal newspaper has been detained in Russia for espionage, Russian news agencies reported Thursday, citing the FSB security services.

News outlets, athletes, celebs — and the White House — don't plan to pay for Twitter Blue checks

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A verified Twitter account displayed on a smartphone with a Twitter logo in the background.
Twitter said it was planning to begin removing "legacy" verified checks starting April 1.

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The CEO of the world's biggest record company just got a new contract with stock options worth as much as $100 million

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Justin Bieber (L) and Sir Lucian Grainge pose at an event honoring Sir Lucian Grainge with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 23, 2020 in Hollywood, California.
Lucian Grainge, CEO of Universal Music Group, with Justin Bieber.

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I got laid off from Meta. Here's how being a TikTok and Instagram creator gave me more time to evaluate my future after being let go.

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Rawan got laid off from her product-marketing job at Meta in November 2022.
Rawan, who prefers not to publicly disclose her last name, got laid off from her product-marketing job at Meta in November 2022.

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The TikTok hearing was mostly lawmakers berating the CEO and following detailed questions with 'Yes or no?'

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Washington, DC on Tuesday February 14, 2023.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew.

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The average TikTok user in the US is an adult 'well past college age,' CEO says

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Washington, DC on Tuesday February 14, 2023.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said the average TikTok user is "an adult well past college age."

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I got laid off from my Netflix job 2 months after moving to LA. Here's how I networked my way into A24 and got my career back on track.

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Storyboard artist McKenzie Bugg headshot
McKenzie Bugg says artists get treated like the bottom of the barrel by some streamers and networks.

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Rep. Jamaal Bowman says the push to ban TikTok is 'xenophobic' and 'part of another Red Scare'

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Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York holds up a phone at the Capitol in May 2022.
Democratic Rep. Jamaal Bowman of New York holds up a phone at the Capitol in May 2022.

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