Legacy verification being removed as Twitter Blue goes global
The allegedly corrupt legacy verification system is being replaced with a pay-to-play system in Twitter Blue.
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The allegedly corrupt legacy verification system is being replaced with a pay-to-play system in Twitter Blue.
Twitter will stop verifying accounts for free starting April 1, 2023 and will need Twitter Blue or Twitter Verified Organizations plan to keep the Blue tick.
Twitter will start removing legacy blue checkmarks on April Fools Day in the hopes of bumping Twitter Blue subscriptions.
Legacy verified accounts on Twitter will be no more come April after Elon Musk announces Twitter Blue's official launch date
With the chaos that has followed the arrival of Elon Musk at Twitter, it's often difficult to know which announcements to accept at face value, and which to take with a pinch of salt.