Confusion as Musk's Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies

Fewer than 5% of legacy verified accounts appear to have paid to join Twitter Blue, according to an analysis by Travis Brown, a Berlin-based developer of software for tracking social media. — AFP

CHICAGO: Twitter has long been a way for people to keep track of tornado watches, train delays, news alerts or the latest crime warnings from their local police department.

But when the Elon Musk-owned platform started stripping blue verification check marks this week from accounts that don't pay a monthly fee, it left public agencies and other organisations around the world scrambling to figure out a way to show they're trustworthy and avoid impersonators.