Twitter Verification System in Disarray as Blue Ticks Disappear.

Twitter's recent rollback of blue check marks from celebrities, journalists, and government agencies has caused chaos on the platform, with immediate impersonations of government accounts and the removal of labels previously used to identify Chinese and Russian propaganda. Media organizations lost their gold verification badges, and prominent Twitter users refused to pay to keep their badges, prompting Elon Musk to personally intervene. The change has made it more difficult for users to determine an account's authenticity and potentially undermines Twitter's central role as a hub for news.