How Elon Musk transformed Twitter's blue check from status symbol

Days after Elon Musk’s Twitter purged blue check marks from VIP users and prominent organizations, the checks reappeared on the accounts of a number of high-profile figures, many of whom promptly stressed they did not ask for or did not want the new verification badge.

Netizen: July 2023

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X, the former Twitter, lets users hide once-vaunted blue check

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Twitter Blue Checks Are No Longer a Status Symbol. They're Political. - The Ringer

Elon's Musk's Twitter verification check mark debacle is getting worse - Vox

Twitter Blue deadline approaches, while celebrities scoff at Musk's push to pull legacy check marks

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Elon Musk has turned Twitter's blue ticks into an anti-status symbol

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