It wasn’t an April Fool’s Day joke: they were supposed to go. But, to the surprise of many Twitter users, the blue certification badges are still there. Even for accounts that are not subscribed to “Twitter Blue”, the payment service of the social network.
“This account is verified because it is a Twitter Blue subscriber or it is an old verified account”, it can be read by clicking on the blue badges from this Sunday.
Therefore, it is impossible to differentiate whether a user paid for a subscription or was “certified” before the arrival of Elon Musk at the helm of Twitter.
One of the essential brands on Twitter
“Per Twitter’s Terms of Service, we reserve the right to unbrand an account at any time without notice.” specifies the “help desk” of the social network.
Initially, a user’s “blue tick” should no longer appear as of April 1, 2023, unless they have paid for it.
This “blue mark”, placed next to the name of the profile, has become, since its creation in 2009, one of the essential brands on Twitter, courted by the accounts that wanted to be certified, allowing the platform to become a safe forum. . for stars, politicians, organizations and journalists.
But Elon Musk and his army of fans see it instead as the mark of a two-tier system, separating what he portrays as Twitter’s “commoners” from a privileged elite.
Source: BFM TV
