![]() ![]() With echoes of King’s classic novel It, LATER. It led to the creation of the #BlockTheBlue campaign aimed at blocking users with paid blue checkmarks, with some legal experts suggesting that giving celebrities blue checkmarks without their consent could indicate “sponsorship or approval,” from Musk or Twitter. LATER is Stephen King at his finest, a terrifying and touching story of innocence lost and the trials that test our sense of right and wrong. ![]() Musk’s decision to give blue checkmarks to celebrities who had not paid for them or verified their phone numbers sparked outrage on Twitter. Now, verified accounts on Twitter don’t read, “This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.” Instead, hovering over the badge shows a prompt that reads, “This account is verified.” It was revealed later on the same day that Musk was personally paying for Twiter Blue for some accounts on the platform. ![]() However, all three of them claimed to have not paid the subscription fee. This move is seen as an attempt to reduce the humiliation and potential lawsuits from angry celebrities who received the blue checkmarks despite not paying for or verifying their phone numbers.įor reference, on April 20th, the day Musk got rid of legacy-verified Blue ticks, it was found that celebrities like LeBron James, Stephen King and rapper Ice T received Twitter’s paid verified checkmark. This time, hovering over the Blue checkmark label no longer mentions Twitter Blue, the paid version of the social network. ![]() Elon Musk is yet again changing how verified checkmark prompts appear on Twitter. ![]()
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