Twitter removes blue checkmarks from legacy verified profiles

[Benji 20,113]

25 minutes ago, pachinko said:

Why does she follow you? 

When I joined Twitter in 2009 I tweeted her saying I only joined to follow what she was upto and she liked the tweet and followed back  Since I’ve got a couple of likes and a reply when I asked her about the ARTPOP app.  It’s very weird to think she may have seen my thirst posts but hey, she’s still following so she mustn’t mind 

[PrettyLilMonster 361]

32 minutes ago, Benji said:

When I joined Twitter in 2009 I tweeted her saying I only joined to follow what she was upto and she liked the tweet and followed back  Since I’ve got a couple of likes and a reply when I asked her about the ARTPOP app.  It’s very weird to think she may have seen my thirst posts but hey, she’s still following so she mustn’t mind 

What’s your twitter @

[Benji 20,113]

6 minutes ago, PrettyLilMonster said:

What’s your twitter @

I prefer to keep my socials off GGD as their personal accounts and some people on here are crazy but DM me yours and I’ll give you a follow 

[RenegAde 18,306]

51 minutes ago, EGOT2027 said:

i mean it’s gonna be way easier for trolls to spread misinformation now. there’s not going to be a good way to know if you’re actually following a leader/politician/celebrity/journalist or an imposter account

True but I believe people are able to spot a troll account except they already believe the misinformation and want to fuel their beliefs. Either way, I don't rely solely on twitter for information , actually no one should. We will be fine , they can do whatever they want 

[RahrahWitch 6,977]

Bye bye to the remaining advertisers. 

It's so funny to me that this guy bought one of the biggest social medias without knowing basic stuff. It's pretty obvious that with SM the users are the product, you should be offering them money to stay like YouTube, tiktok and twitch not trying to take money from them and then on top of that getting rid of verification... It's both hilarious and scary how much he's ****ed this up.

[tylertremallose 1,360]

i checked britneys and it says she subscribed to twitter blue 

[monketsharona 58,293]

More and more celebs are leaving Twitter mainly because it's a toxic place where anybody can say hurtful things without even thinking a bit before posting. Most official accounts don't interact with followers anymore tbh.

I'm sure a lot celebs won't buy the Twitter check. 

[Healed My Heart 39,510]

I hope no one pays to get it back 

[monstertoronto 8,780]

1 hour ago, EGOT2027 said:

i mean it’s gonna be way easier for trolls to spread misinformation now. there’s not going to be a good way to know if you’re actually following a leader/politician/celebrity/journalist or an imposter account

Especially if Gaga doesn’t pay, then someone else can create a fake account and pay and the fake account will be “verified” when that word will actually not be true at all. They should just change “verified” to “paid subscriber” and not even try to perpetuate the illusion that the mark is any proof at all that the person is actually who they say they are. 

[Nemo 4,209]

We should assume any remaining blue checks are fake until we hear otherwise.

That said -- most of my follows dropped it. A few have a new, grey check, which is described as "This account is verified because it is a government or multilateral organization account."

The remaining ones -- possibly "paid for" by Elon (see above) -- as of now, are: Madonna, Alanis Morissette, Susanna Hoffs, and Bill Nye. (Plus one non-famous person who I know actually paid for it, but I unfollowed her.)

[tylertremallose 1,360]

43 minutes ago, Nemo said:

We should assume any remaining blue checks are fake until we hear otherwise.

That said -- most of my follows dropped it. A few have a new, grey check, which is described as "This account is verified because it is a government or multilateral organization account."

The remaining ones -- possibly "paid for" by Elon (see above) -- as of now, are: Madonna, Alanis Morissette, Susanna Hoffs, and Bill Nye. (Plus one non-famous person who I know actually paid for it, but I unfollowed her.)

you think he is paying for Britney too? she has it too 

[AntonTurnItUp 7,051]

6 hours ago, Bat said:

Do people really care about this? Genuine question if this is what people are concerned about

Apparently Taysoprano does care about this 

[hELXIG 41,867]

So... Twitter (and other social media) introduce a checkmark to verify to the public that people of notoriety are who they say they are, and the other copycat accounts aren't them.. then Elon decides to take that away and let anybody buy a checkmark which literally means nothing now? And now we can't tell which accounts are the official ones or not? Pathetic

[Adrenaliner 3,725]

This is gonna make scamming people (even money) so much easier