On Thursday, Twitter began removing blue verification badges from user profiles. Many famous users were left without a symbol confirming the authenticity of the account – including Pope Francis or the popular singer Beyonce, as well as former US President Donald Trump, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and celebrity Kim Kardashian.
Reuters reports that the detaging process is ongoing and basketball star LeBron James and writer Stephen King still have the decals on their accounts. As it turns out, sometimes maintaining a symbol of authenticity is the result of a mistake. The only way to verify your identity is to join Twitter Blue. This is a subscription that gives the user the right to tag their account.
Twitter removes “birds”. Want to verify the authenticity of your account? pay
“My Twitter account says I subscribed to Twitter Blue. I didn’t. My Twitter account says I gave my phone number. I didn’t,” writes The Shining author Stephen King on his profile.
This entry was answered by Elon Musk himself. And in a way that doesn’t really explain anything. “You’re welcome,” said the new owner of the social networking site. Does this mean that he himself gave the writer the title of a verified account “for free”? It’s hard to judge.
Elon Musk in a recent interview with the BBC stated that the system of blue “birds” is waiting for a revolution. They will be removed by next week. This means that the only way to become a verified account will be to purchase a Twitter Blue subscription. The cost of the service is $8 per month.
Source: Gazeta
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