It appears that Elon Musk has finally (mostly) given up on trying to make paid blue checks on X a thing. This week, X users with large followings were surprised to see that their blue checks — which ...

You're currently following this author! Click to unsubscribe from email alerts. Senior Correspondent covering technology and culture Wednesday night, something odd happened to me on Twitter/X. An ...

Following Twitter's rolling out of Twitter Blue — the paid subscription that adds a blue checkmark to a user's profile — CEO Elon Musk started to strip away some of the once highly coveted status ...

X will soon stop allowing users to hide their blue checkmarks, and some users are not happy. Previously, a blue tick on Twitter was a mark of a notable account, providing some assurance to followers ...

Almost a year since blue check marks disappeared from some large, influential accounts on X (formerly Twitter), they have started to return. On Wednesday, some individuals with large followings ...

As Twitter carefully curated its verified accounts, ensuring only those who met specific criteria received the badge, the blue check mark gave them a sense of prestige and trust. Recent developments, ...