The icon that was seen as a mark of authenticity of users so far will now be available to anyone who pays a monthly subscription fee of $8.
Social media company Twitter on Thursday started removing the blue tick icons that were a mark of verification of users’ identity on the platform.
The blue tick, which was so far seen as a mark of authenticity of profiles of celebrities, journalists, other prominent figures, organisations and government bodies, will now be available to any user who pays a monthly subscription fee of $8 (over Rs 650).
Select few user accounts linked to organisations verified by Twitter now have a gold tick mark along with a square-shaped logo of the firm. Meanwhile, government and multilateral organisations and officials have a grey checkmark, Twitter has said in a policy document.
