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X will no longer let you hide your blue check mark
Another day, another bit of drama on X. This time, yet again, it's the old blue check marks in the spotlight. In the pre-Elon Musk era these had to be applied for, before the platform's new owner ...
The Washington Post21d
Elon Musk’s X restores free blue check marks. Here’s what it means.
(Matt McClain/The Washington Post) This week, some users on Elon Musk’s X found a surprise waiting for them when they logged in: a blue check mark. “As an influential member of the community ...
Variety22d
Elon Musk Restores Blue Checks on X for ‘Influential’ Users, Some of Whom Clarify They ‘Would Never Pay for This’
It appears that Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, has restored blue check marks to popular users overnight — and some of them are taking to the platform to clarify that they didn’t ...
TechCrunch23d
X is giving blue checks to influential users (which is what blue checks were supposed to be all along)
X is giving free blue checks to users who have more than 2,500 “verified” followers, which are people who subscribe to X Premium. Popular posters will get a blue check, but not everyone is ...
The Guardian22d
Dismay as X’s most-followed accounts given blue ticks for free
It isn’t clear how many blue checks have been granted – nor how many were unwanted. As is policy at the social network since Musk took over, X did not respond to a request for comment.
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X takes away the ability to hide blue checkmark verification
X (formerly Twitter) no longer allows users to hide their blue checkmarks, regardless of subscription status. This move has sparked a contentious discussion within the app’s community ...
CNN22d
Elon Musk’s X is back to giving out free blue checks. It’s no surprise they were a tough sell
It appears that Elon Musk has finally (mostly) given up on trying to make paid blue checks on X a thing. This week, X users with large followings were surprised to see that their blue checks ...
Forbes22d
Is X Bringing Back Free Blue Checkmarks? Here's What We Know
Free blue checks appear to be back on X just months after billionaire Elon Musk axed them in favor of a paid subscription model, though many users are unhappy to have Twitter’s formerly coveted ...
The Verge22d
X’s ‘complimentary’ Premium push gives people blue checks they didn’t ask for
Just as Elon Musk said, X is doling out free Premium and Premium Plus memberships to accounts with a high number of verified followers. Multiple X users on Wednesday reported seeing the familiar ...
The Washington Post22d
Musk’s X pivots again, restoring blue checks to popular accounts
Starting Wednesday, the social network now named X began restoring the blue checks to popular users who aren’t paying for them — and mostly don’t want them.
Yahoo23d
Blue checks are back on X. Not everybody wants theirs.
The blue tick is today's joke on the platform. Elon Musk is giving out free Premium and Premium Plus benefits to accounts with a high number of verified followers. But not everyone is happy about it.