X is removing the ability for Premium and Premium Plus users to hide their blue checks. The platform recently upgraded a large number of influential accounts to premium subscriptions for free.
X giveth, and now X taketh away. The platform is eliminating the ability for Premium users to hide their blue checkmarks, according to a notification received by multiple users on Thursday. X made displaying the blue check optional last summer, and it’s unclear exactly why the platform plans to remove the feature — or when. Once a status symbol, the blue check lost some of its luster after X shifted to a paid verification system under Elon Musk’s ownership.
The feature was also abused by scammers and online impersonators, and some blue checks became the target of online harassment or mass blocking. X eventually rolled out the blue check to accounts with more than a million followers, covering most living celebrities as well as public figures. Just last week, the platform doled out free blue checks to accounts with high numbers of verified followers — whether the owners wanted them or not. The move took some of these users by surprise.
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