Twitter to begin culling legacy verified marks from April 1


Twitter has made the blue verification mark a major feature of its Twitter Blue subscription offering, which Musk began pricing at US$8 (RM35) per month and now promotes as the best way to both enjoy and improve the service. — AFP

Twitter will begin removing so-called legacy verified marks from user accounts next week, as it works toward a model where only paid subscribers and members of approved organisations have that status.

The move to strike legacy verification begins Apr 1, the San Francisco-based company said in a tweet Thursday. It’s one of the earliest policy changes announced by owner Elon Musk, who described the existing program as "corrupt” shortly after taking over late last year. Musk has changed his mind about several changes at the social network, but has remained steadfast in his desire to eliminate the old verification system.

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