Twitter Blue

• Twitter begins removing blue checks from high-profile users

  Twitter's high-profile users are losing the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the Elon Musk-owned social media platform.

  Tech

  Apr 20, 2023
  
• Meta to rollout monthly verified subscription service on Instagram, Facebook

  Meta Verified will be rolled out in countries including Australia and New Zealand this week, with gradual launches in other countries to follow.

  Tech

  Feb 19, 2023
  
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• Want to keep your Twitter account secure without paying? Here’s how to do it

  Twitter users were greeted early Saturday with an ultimatum from the social media app: Subscribe to the platform's new premium service or lose a popular account security feature.

  Tech

  Feb 18, 2023
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• Twitter Blue relaunching after failed previous attempt

  The social media company said Saturday it would let users buy subscriptions to Twitter Blue to get a blue checkmark and access special features starting Monday.

  Tech

  Dec 10, 2022
• Twitter cuts outsourced content moderators as Musk further guts misinformation team

  Twitter and other big social media firms have relied heavily on contractors to track hate and enforce rules against harmful content.

  World

  Nov 13, 2022
• Twitter Blue ‘probably’ coming back by end of next week: Elon Musk

  Twitter Blue will probably "come back end of next week," billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday after a pause to the subscription service.

  World

  Nov 12, 2022
• Twitter Blue subscriptions paused after surge in verified imposter accounts

  On Thursday, Elon Musk tweeted that "too many corrupt legacy Blue `verification' checkmarks exist, so no choice but to remove legacy Blue in coming months."

  World

  Nov 11, 2022
• Ottawa ‘assessing next steps’ on whether to pay if Twitter charges for verification

  The latest proposal Elon Musk has laid out on Twitter is that anyone paying the $8-per-month subscription fee for Twitter Blue would obtain a badge.

  Canada

  Nov 7, 2022
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• Twitter says it’s working on an edit button, will test new feature in coming months

  Twitter says the project has nothing to do with the fact that edit-function fan Elon Musk was just revealed as the company's largest shareholder and now sits on its board.

  Tech

  Apr 5, 2022