Twitter restores 'official' label; $8 blue check mark option vanishes [View all]

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Source: Reuters

Nov 11 (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Twitter Inc on Friday brought back the "official" badge to some accounts, just days after doing away with it, while several users reported the new subscription option for the blue verification check mark had disappeared.

The move follows a surge in fake accounts on the platform after new boss Elon Musk allowed users to pay $8 for the coveted blue check mark that was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, actors and other major personalities.

Fake accounts of several big brands have popped up with the blue check, including Musk's Tesla (TSLA.O) and SpaceX as well as Roblox, Nestle (NESN.S) and Lockheed Martin (LMT.N).

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Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co (LLY.N) issued an apology after an imposter account tweeted that insulin would be free, amid political backlash and scrutiny into the high prices of the medicine.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/technology/musk-says-his-companies-will-remain-well-positioned-2023-2022-11-11/

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Note: This is the update to a story referred to in the link.

The update goes on to say that Twitter users said the option to sign up for Twitter Blue, to pay for that subscription, had vanished, but Twitter did not reply to a request for comment from Reuters.

The updated story then goes to the earlier version, which was about Musk having tweeted earlier today - contradicting what he said yesterday about bankruptcy being a possibility - that Twitter was "well positioned" despite a tough economy.

Tweet that alerted me to the update:

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