Microblogging platform faced Twitter It has been in trouble since being taken over by eccentric billionaire Elon Musk. The company began to prepare for trouble when Musk said users would have to pay for the coveted blue “verification” checkmark, adding that old verifications would remain. That changed last week when Twitter’s blue checkmarks disappeared from important accounts.
Twitter's blue checkmarks are back.
But now something strange is happening. Some celebrities and well-known individuals have had their blue Twitter checkmarks reinstated, despite their insistence that they didn't pay the $8 a month.
To make matters worse, the tags have been added to the accounts of celebrities and sports stars who have passed away. Some notable examples are Chadwick Boseman and Kobe Bryant. Anthony Bourdain.
As you navigate to the profile, a blue check mark appears prominently on the page, and when you click on it, Twitter states that “This account is verified because it is subscribed to TwitterBlue And verify his phone number.” It’s easy to say it could be an actor or a spokesperson, but in Bourdain’s case, the account hasn’t seen any activity since 2018.
Others oppose it
Author Neil Gaiman, creator of hugely successful pop culture works such as The Sandman, American Gods, and Good Omens, lamented that Twitter had become a “sad and confused place” after he, too, received the blue checkmark. “Out of curiosity, I’m not subscribed to Twitter Blue,” he tweeted.
Actor Ron Perlman had Harsher words for Musk“Just for the record, I have not signed up for Twitter, blue, and never will. Dear Elon: Scary people do scary things. Best regards, Ron,” he tweeted over the weekend.
Who's responsible for adding the seemingly paid feature to those who oppose it? Musk is behind a number of them. He responded to a tweet about a free subscription to Twitter Blue, saying“I pay for some of them personally.”
