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Twitter said it would begin removing legacy verified blue checkmarks starting April 1. Here is why the White House; media organisations like The New York Times and CNN; and even Lebron James have refused to pay for Twitter Blue to get the checkmark.
The move comes as Twitter plans to roll out its new verification program and discontinue the old one in April
Government officials and multilateral organizations are now visible on the microblogging site with the grey-coloured tick alongside their names.
Twitter's new verification process is sparking a meme format where people compare the types of checkmarks to pop culture.
Twitter CEO Musk in a series of tweets on November 1 announced that blue tick will cost $8.