On Thursday, a number of celebrities together with cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar misplaced their verified blue tick on Twitter. Tendulkar was requested throughout an internet Q&A session, #AsokSachin, how his followers might determine his actual account with out the blue tick. Sachin quote-tweeted saying: “As of now, that is my blue tick verification!”
As of now, that is my blue tick verification! _ https://t.co/BSk5U0zKkp pic.twitter.com/OEqBTM1YL2
— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) April 21, 2023
Twitter had beforehand granted blue ticks to journalists, public officers, and celebrities to fight impersonation and spam on the platform. However, the micro-blogging website has now eliminated blue ticks from accounts that don’t pay for the premium Twitter Blue subscription, which was introduced on April 20, 2022.
Indian sporting icons who’ve misplaced their verified standing embrace MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, PV Sindhu, Saina Nehwal, Neeraj Chopra, Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat, Nikhat Zareen, Sania Mirza, and Sunil Chhetri. Tennis nice Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe, and basketball legend Stephen Curry additionally misplaced their verification standing.
Going ahead, solely people and organizations that pay for the premium Twitter Blue subscription will obtain verified credentials on their profiles.
This transfer has been met with blended reactions. While some argue that this subscription-based system will make it tougher for bots and trolls to impersonate celebrities and public figures, others really feel that it’s unfair to make verified standing out there solely to those that can afford it.
Overall, this alteration in coverage by Twitter has led to the lack of verified standing for a lot of distinguished figures, inflicting a stir on social media. It stays to be seen how this transfer will have an effect on the platform’s credibility and authenticity going ahead.
