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Blue tick or no blue tick? What is going on with Twitter

Last week Elon Musk’s Twitter removed the legacy blue tick of verification from accounts that failed to pay the €11 per month subscription. While it seemed to be a black and white policy, there has been confusion in recent days; from Musk paying for the subscription of some celebrities such as Stephen King and LeBron James - to the reappearance of the blue tick on the profiles of others, such as Beyonce and Harry Kane. So what is going on, and why should you care? Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly brought us the details.

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08.00 24 Apr 2023


Blue tick or no blue tick? What is going on with Twitter


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Last week Elon Musk’s Twitter removed the legacy blue tick of verification from accounts that failed to pay the €11 per month subscription.

While it seemed to be a black and white policy, there has been confusion in recent days; from Musk paying for the subscription of some celebrities such as Stephen King and LeBron James - to the reappearance of the blue tick on the profiles of others, such as Beyonce and Harry Kane.

So what is going on, and why should you care?

Newstalk’s Technology Correspondent, Jess Kelly brought us the details.


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