How Elon Musk transformed Twitter's blue check from status symbol

Days after Elon Musk’s Twitter purged blue check marks from VIP users and prominent organizations, the checks reappeared on the accounts of a number of high-profile figures, many of whom promptly stressed they did not ask for or did not want the new verification badge.

Authenticity vs. Ad Dollars: Twitter's Identity Crisis as X

Alex Howard on X: Spot-on analysis by @b_fung of the disastrous business decisions Musk has made, from misunderstanding why accounts were @verified to alienating the key group of people who drove engagement

X, the former Twitter, lets users hide once-vaunted blue check - TODAY

How Elon Musk transformed Twitter's blue check from status symbol into a badge of shame

How Elon Musk transformed Twitter's blue check from status symbol into a badge of shame

Elon Musk-led Twitter giving blue tick back to celebrities, even dead ones; here's why - BusinessToday

How Elon Musk Is Changing the Twitter Experience - The New York Times

Musk floats paid Twitter verification, fires board - WBBJ TV

New Twitter CEO Elon Musk floats charging $8 a month for Twitter verification

X, the former Twitter, lets users hide once-vaunted blue check

The Blue Check Rapture Will Render Verification Meaningless

Confusion as Musk's Twitter yanks blue checks from agencies

Twitter Blue Checks Are No Longer a Status Symbol. They're Political. - The Ringer

twitter blue: Legacy Twitter blue checks to be removed soon: Elon Musk - The Economic Times