Elon Musk reverses course, gives away some blue checkmarks for free

X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, has started restoring complimentary blue checks to some ‘influential’ users. — AP

X owner Elon Musk is giving away free premium features – including the once-coveted blue verification checkmarks – to some of the social network’s most popular users.

Musk pledged last week to start handing out the free features to people who had more than 2,500 verified followers. This week, several users noticed that blue checkmarks had reappeared on their profile.