Twitter’s legacy blue ticks will be removed from verified accounts starting today (April 20). This comes only weeks after CEO Elon Musk announced the deadline for consumers to sign up for Twitter Blue, the firm’s paid subscription service. Once this occurs, Twitter will only display verification marks for paying users, corporations, government entities, and officials. The coveted ‘blue ticks’ were only awarded to notable social media users such as celebrities, politicians, and journalists who had passed tough online verification checks. The procedure enabled Twitter’s team to authenticate a user’s identity and avoid impersonators, which many people think will be weakened by the new service.
In his April 12 tweet, Mr. Musk said, “Final date for removing legacy Blue checkmarks is 4/20.”
“To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue,” the microblogging platform added.
Twitter Blue subscription service features and pricing
Twitter Blue is a premium subscription service that puts a blue checkmark next to users’ profile names as well as early access to new features offered by the microblogging network. alter tweet, which allows users to alter their Twitter posts within 30 minutes, custom app icons, NFT profile images, and bookmark folders are among these features.
The service is accessible via the web, iOS, and Android devices. According to the microblogging website, the monthly subscription charge for iOS and Android users in India is 900, while the fee for web users is kept lower at 650 per month. By paying the subscription fees, Twitter Blue users will also be allowed to send longer tweets – up to 4,000 characters – and upload files with a file size of up to 2 GB and a maximum runtime of 60 minutes.
Elon Musk’s social media site had previously said that the blue checkmark badges on legacy verified accounts would be removed from April 1. On April 2, Twitter altered the language in the verified user description to say, “This account is verified because it’s subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account.” This meant users will not be able to tell who is paying for a blue checkmark and who isn’t.