Twitter removes the blue check marks from those who don’t pay for Twitter Blue
The blue Verified badge on Twitter lets people know that an account of public interest is authentic.
Twitter has started removing the blue check marks from those who don’t pay for Twitter Blue!
“Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks. To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue,” the micro-blogging platform notified.
Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks. To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOXAX
— Twitter Verified (@verified) April 19, 2023
Organizations can sign up for Verified Organizations here: https://t.co/YtPVNYypHU
The move has led to celebrities across the globe losing their checkmarks as Twitter gets rid of legacy verification unless they pay for Twitter Blue.
From now on all celebrities and other notable figures will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue to be verified.
Many Pakistani notable Twitter users apart from politicians, showbiz and sports personalities, including Imran Khan, Maryam Nawaz, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Mahira Khan, Babar Azam and others have also got blue tick removed from their Twitter profiles.
Though Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman Khan has lost his blue check his party’s official Twitter handle retained the check mark by paying the required amount.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Twitter handle has been verified with a grey tick because it is a “government or multilateral organisation account”.
Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb’s account has also been verified with a grey tick because of being associated with a government account.
Pakistan’s sports personalities, including skipper Babar Azam, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, and cricketer-turned-commentator Wasim Akram Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Najam Sethi don’t have Blue Ticks on their profiles any more.
Meanwhile, it emerges that the former finance minister Miftah Ismail, the official National Assembly handle, PTI leaders Hammad Azhar, Fawad Chaudhry, and Asad Qaiser are among those who have bought the blue badge by paying $8.
Among celebrities, singer-turned-actor Ali Zafar has also subscribed to the blue tick.
Meanwhile, some high-profile Twitter users including Cristiano Ronaldo, and Kim Kardashian have lost their verification.
On the other hand, Elon Musk has confirmed the Twitter Blue subscriptions he’s personally paying for include William Shatner, LeBron James and Stephen King.
From across the border, many Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, and to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and several chief ministers lost verified blue ticks on their Twitter accounts.
