Twitter’s decision to strip the blue checkmark from legacy verified accounts has sparked debate and controversy on the platform.
Twitter has been making big changes to its ecosystem ever since Elon Musk took the reigns of the company into his own hands. For instance, free API support was taken away from developers, and new pricing plans were introduced recently. Users gained the ability to see how many people have bookmarked their tweets. Earlier in March, the company had announced that it will take away legacy verified checkmarks from all profiles across Twitter, forcing previously-verified users to pay for their Twitter Blue certification. This was supposed to happen from April 1 onwards. However, since it was a manual process, it was quite slow – but it’s happening now. Previously Verified Users have taken to Twitter to voice their Displeasure
Twitter’s decision to strip the blue checkmark from legacy verified accounts that are not subscribed to Twitter Blue has sparked debate and controversy on the platform.
