New Delhi: The D-Day is lastly right here for legacy Blue test mark homeowners on Twitter and the micro-blogging platform was all set to take away all Blue badges without delay on Thursday. According to its CEO Elon Musk, it’s “shaping up to be quite the day!” Twitter introduced that on April 20, “we are removing legacy verified checkmarks”.
“To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue. Organisations can sign up for Verified Organisations,” the corporate mentioned. Twitter Blue in India will value Rs 9,400 a 12 months (or Rs 900 a month) for particular person customers. The customers may also get Blue Verified for $7 a month in the event that they enroll by way of net browser, Musk had introduced.
In its earlier effort to take away legacy accounts with Blue test marks, the corporate apparently didn’t have the backend know-how to take away round 4.2 lakh legacy accounts with Blue ticks unexpectedly. According to The Washington Post, there have been technical challenges to eradicating so-called blue ticks shortly at scale and the one method to do it presently was by means of a guide strategy.
Musk had earlier given a deadline of April 1 to take away all legacy accounts with Blue verification. The firm has to date solely eliminated the Blue tick for The New York Times. Twitter can also be reportedly planning to present a $1,000 checkmark free to the highest 10,000 organisations by follower depend.
