Twitter's free blue 'verified' checkmarks for notable users may finally be coming to an end.
Ever since Elon Musk took control of the company in October, he's been threatening to remove the "legacy" checkmarks that confirmed the identities of users like government officials, corporations, journalists, celebrities and other high-profile tweeters.
"To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue," the company's tweet continued. Immediately the program was flooded with users who paid for counterfeit accounts pretending to be users such as former President Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, LeBron James and Nintendo.
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