Confusion surrounding Twitter deepened over the weekend after several high-profile accounts saw their prized blue check-marks reinstated – even though some of their owners have been dead for years. Moneyweb MuskTwitterTakeOver
Confusion surrounding Twitter deepened over the weekend after a number of high-profile accounts saw their prized blue check-marks reinstated – even though some of their owners have been dead for years. Celebrities and public figures took to the platform to deny having paid for the $8-a-month that yields the coloured tick, despite labels stating the “account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.
Yet, we seem obliged to clarify that the Memorial never subscribed and paid for the Twitter Blue as it might be implied. pic.twitter.com/dyXPlSzEas — Auschwitz Memorial April 23, 2023 Others were angered by the addition of blue ticks for profiles of people such as prominent journalist and columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018. The account of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated last year, also received the verified label.
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