Twitter to end verification system that gave blue check marks to notable accounts#news
Channel: YoutubeNews
Date: 2023-03-24

Twitter to end verification system that gave blue check marks to notable accounts
The check marks are now available through a subscription service, Twitter Blu

Twitter is ending a verification system that gave blue check marks to accounts it had determined were authentic and in the public interest, the company said Thursday.

Twitter will begin winding down the system April 1.

The check marks, which were free, are now available through Twitter Blue — a subscription service the company launched last year.

Under the previous program, celebrities, officials, journalists and others the company considered notable could request verification. News feeds, fans, parodies and other similar accounts were ineligible.  
CEO Elon Musk introduced Twitter Blue shortly after he bought Twitter in October, describing it as a way to boost revenue and halt trolls and bots.

The $8-per-month service, which also allows users to edit and undo tweets, was quickly pulled after impersonators flourished. It was relaunched in December.

Twitter Blue doesn't require accounts to be notable. Criteria for the service include being non-deceptive, active and older than 90 days.