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On the very day Elon Musk launched SpaceX rocket Starship on its ill-fated maiden voyage toward space, that final frontier, Musk's company Twitter did boldly go purging blue verification check marks from users who had not signed up for its paid Twitter Blue service on April 20, including Pope Francis' Twitter accounts.
In a bizarre turn of events, Twitter has reinstated blue checkmarks for numerous celebrities without their consent, raising ethical and legal questions over the verification process.
If you use Twitter, you may notice that some of your most trusted Washington State agencies look unofficial because they lose their Blue Checkmarks today.
If you use Twitter, you may notice that some of your most trusted Washington State agencies look unofficial because they lose their Blue Checkmarks today.
The pope is currently unverified.