Platform balks at April 1 deadline, tweaks wording instead
Following an announcement last month that Twitter would be"winding down" its"legacy verified program" on April 1, those lucky enough to possess a coveted blue tick waited for the symbol to disappear off their accounts over the weekend.
The charge was led by LeBron James, professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers, who has 52.8 million followers on the platform. On the eve of supposed tick annihilation, he tweeted:— LeBron James The post has been viewed some 67.2 million times. As of today, however, James's blue tick remains steadfastly in place., noticed a subtle rewording if one were to click on a checkmark.
It now reads:"This account is verified because it's subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account," which Shatner described as a"good compromise." Is it, though? It's misleading for one. Users are now unable to distinguish between paid and legacy verification, as though the only value of the Twitter Blue subscription is to dupe people into thinking it's a legacy checkmark account.
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