Musk's Twitter actually did remove all the legacy, real blue checkmark verifications

[highplainsdem]

Earlier today it looked like he wouldn't, since he found excuses not to do so with earlier announced deadlines.

Pre-removal:

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Post-removal:

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Direct link to that Mashable article: https://mashable.com/article/twitter-blue-celebrity-subscribers


EDITING to add that all replies to tweets now put all subscribers ahead of all non-subscribers, regardless of when a reply was posted or how important the account is: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217845187

[MontanaMama]

1. I don't understand paying for the blue check.

I guess if you can afford it...but Mush is a psychopath...playing his game won't end like people think it will.

[Bettie]

2. The thing is, even if they pay

others can still pretend to be them and also get paid verification...so, it is worth....um, carry the 2...nothing.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Now only fanboys and bots have blue checks

Handy way to identify who's what.

[crickets]

4. ✔ Hilarious unintended consquences. nt

[madinmaryland]

5. Yeah. Eloon's sock puppet, catturd, has two blue checks.

[liberal_mama]

6. I'd be embarrassed to pay for a checkmark because I see people putting this horrible meme in the

comments of their tweets!

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