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On April 1, Twitter was set to formally begin removing legacy verification badges. Although it appears that these intentions have been put on hold for the time being, the social network has changed the label connected to the check mark such that it is now nearly hard to tell who earned it and who paid for it.
It now says “This account is verified because it’s subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account” when a user taps or clicks the blue checkmark.
This is a legacy verified account” labels were added to verified accounts before Twitter began offering verification through its Blue subscription plan. It’s hard to say if that’s noteworthy. This account is verified because it is subscribed to Twitter Blue,” the label said for the Blue account. This is how two groups of authenticated accounts were formerly separated.
NEW: did they pay $8 or are they a legacy verified #bluecheckmark?
Twitter's new change means you don't know.
End of an era.
Pics: Friday vs Today. pic.twitter.com/0aabmOku1d
— John Scott-Railton (@jsrailton) April 2, 2023
The New York Times likewise had its verified check revoked over the weekend because it refused to pay for the verification service. Twitter CEO Elon Musk responded to users who posted a meme criticizing the publication for not paying for verification by saying, “Well okay, we’ll take it off then.”
Oh ok, we’ll take it off then
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 2, 2023
LeBron James, Patrick Mahomes II, Darius Slay, Monica Lewinsky, and William Shatner are just some of the celebrities who have indicated in recent days that they will not pay for a check mark.
Writer Matt Binder noted that Musk removed a tweet in which he said that verified accounts with legacy accounts would be given “a few weeks grace” to upgrade to Twitter Blue. The deleted post further warned that the checkmark would be removed if accounts refused to pay for Twitter Blue.
Elon Musk quickly deleted a tweet saying legacy verified accounts would not lose their checkmarks on April 1 as he previously said, won’t happen for another “few weeks”
however, if they specifically say they won’t pay for Twitter Blue, then Twitter will remove their checkmark pic.twitter.com/HiiWwf30tb
— Matt Binder (@MattBinder) April 2, 2023
On of Monday, April 15, the “For You” algorithmic timeline will only display verified accounts alongside the accounts a user follows, fulfilling Musk’s promises. He also revealed over the weekend that Twitter accounts will soon include the verification date.
According to reports, Facebook is also developing a tool that will allow Blue subscribers to conceal their ID verification status after it has been approved by the authorities.
