Twitter's Verification System Under Fire: Users Take Action
TL;DR
Twitter users who paid $8 a month for Twitter Blue to keep their legacy verification checkmarks are being targeted by a "Block the Blue" campaign. As blue checkmarks disappeared, users campaigned to block and ignore those who pay up to keep their checkmark. Elon Musk, who took over Twitter in October, has yet to comment on the trending hashtag meant to undermine Twitter's new verification system.
- Twitter Blue users paying to stay verified hit by #BlockTheBlue action Business Insider
- Twitter users #BlockTheBlue as 'verified' accounts take on new meaning The Washington Post
- Escambia County Twitter users fear removing blue check marks ruins account authenticity WEAR
- Twitter check purge of official Bay Area accounts hits randomly San Francisco Chronicle
- NYC To Impostor Government Twitter Account: (Gray) Check Yourself Patch
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