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Only 28 legacy verified Twitter users signed up for Twitter Blue in the hours after Elon Musk removed their blue checkmarks. Of the 407k legacy verified Twitter accounts, only 19,497 signed up for Twitter Blue. Twitter Blue costs $8 per month and gives subscribers a verified checkmark next to their name. Mr Musk implemented the new verification system seemingly as an incentive to get people to sign up for the feature.
Twitter will remove all legacy verifications starting April 1, requiring public figures and celebrities to subscribe to Twitter Blue to keep their blue check. Businesses and government organizations will be charged $1,000 per month to maintain their verified status. Some users have celebrated the end of legacy verification, while others have mocked Twitter Blue. It is unclear if there will be exceptions to the rule. Elon Musk tweeted that any individual person's Twitter account affiliated with a verified organization is automatically verified, but Twitter has not clarified this.
Twitter will begin phasing out its legacy verification system from April 1 and removing legacy checkmarks, but users can keep their checkmarks by subscribing to Twitter Blue for $8 per month. However, CEO Elon Musk tweeted that any individual whose account is affiliated with a verified organization will be automatically verified. Twitter Blue's necessary qualifications include having a display name and profile photo, being active in the past 30 days, having a confirmed phone number, and having an account older than 90 days upon subscribing.