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

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

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Elon Musk's Twitter Blue is breaking European rules about unfair business practices by failing to show its full cost to consumers right away, EU agency says

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Twitter Blue was rolled out to European Union countries in February and March.

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Meta's and Twitter's subscription plans show they care more about money than free speech

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Mark Zuckerberg (left) and Elon Musk both are now charging customers for a service that used to be free.

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Twitter will reserve text-message authentication for Twitter Blue subscribers because it's being 'abused' by 'bad actors'

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Twitter is trying to find new revenue streams since being bought by Elon Musk.

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Paying Twitter subscribers made up less than 0.2% of monthly users in the US 2 months after Elon Musk introduced Blue, report says

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After his takeover, Elon Musk launched subscription service Blue.

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Elon Musk said he's getting rid of the 'legacy' Twitter Blue badge, the longtime free verification for labeling famous and notable users

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Elon Musk has axed thousands of jobs at Twitter.
Elon Musk tweeted Friday that legacy Twitter Blue would soon be sunset.

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