Blue ticks disappear from Twitter accounts of CM Yogi, Shah Rukh Khan and others

New Delhi: Micro-blogging site Twitter on Thursday removed blue ticks from all legacy verified accounts. Users now visible on Twitter with verified blue checkmarks

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He has subscribed to and is paying for the Twitter Blue service, which costs $8 per month for web users and $11 per month for in-app users on iOS and Android.

Several B-town celebrities including Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, cricketers Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma and politicians like CM Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi lost their verified blue ticks due to Twitter’s decision to remove legacy verified blue ticks. are given.

Earlier, microblogging site Twitter used to provide verified blue checkmarks under the ‘Notable’ category without any charge. The concept of Twitter Blue or business-focused Twitter Verified Organization came about after the company was acquired by Elon Musk.

Under this, any business entity or individual can get their Twitter handle verified by paying the prescribed fee. In its earlier state, the blue tick served as a way to protect celebrities from impersonation and combat misinformation.

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