The Controversy Surrounding Twitter's Blue Checkmarks for Celebrities
TL;DR
Twitter has started giving blue ticks to celebrity users and accounts with over one million followers, including those of deceased celebrities. It is unclear how many users Twitter has re-verified in this way, and whether they paid for the service or received it for free. Some users who received the verification for free are upset that Twitter is suggesting they paid for Twitter Blue.
- Twitter adds blue checks to accounts of dead celebrities Engadget
- Celebrities now working to remove their apparently mandatory Twitter checkmarks The A.V. Club
- Twitter's blue tick restored to high profile accounts BBC
- Outraged Blue Checks Get Badges Back and REALLY Want You to Know They Didn't Pay Mediaite
- Elon Caves, Gives Blue Checks Back to Twitter’s Biggest Celebs Yahoo News
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