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    • Ex-Twitter India chief asks Elon Musk: 'How did Sushant Singh Rajput verify his phone number?'

      A pop-up message on Sushant Singh Rajput's Twitter account read that it was verified because 'they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number'.

    • New York Times loses Twitter verification on main account after tiff with Elon Musk

      Elon Musk called New York Times' feed 'the Twitter equivalent of diarrhea'.

    • Elon Musk’s ‘prediction’ after major announcement about verified Twitter accounts

      Elon Musk has predicted that changes to Twitter will make it the most trusted platform in the coming months.

    • Twitter Blue users may get to hide the paid checkmark

      Twitter is also going to start removing verified checkmarks from April 1. Those who want to retain or get the once-coveted mark will have to pay

    • Elon Musk tells Twitter users 'What will matter is how many verified followers you have'

      Elon Musk also said that all unpaid legacy blue checkmarks will be removed in a few months.

    • The casualties of Twitter’s ill-considered blue tick fee

      Fake accounts, verified with a blue tick, began impersonating brands and celebrities on Twitter after the social media giant rolled out its $8 verification feature.

    • Blue ticks: Trick or treat?

      Twitter being Twitter is full of tweets about the tick – for, against, mocking and memes.

    • Elon Musk, don't make not having a blue tick on Twitter the new cool: Zerodha's Nikhil Kamath

      Zerodha co-founder and Twitter shareholder Nikhil Kamath has been in Musk's favour ever since he made his bid to buy Twitter for $44 billion.

    • 'Everyone with Aadhaar must get verified': Kangana Ranaut on Elon Musk's $8 fee

      Kangana Ranaut's Twitter account has been permanently suspended for violation of policies since May 2021.

    • This name gives Elon Musk 'the creeps'. Jack Dorsey doesn't agree

      Jack Dorsey had endorsed Twitter's takeover by Elon Musk, calling it "the right path" in a Twitter post earlier this year.

    • Why Elon Musk reminds Stephen King of Tom Sawyer: ‘Cons his friends…’

      Elon Musk had floated the $8 subscription fee idea in a tweet reply to Stephen King, who was complaining about media reports that the verification service could cost $20 per month.

    • 'Blue tick on Twitter is signifier of clout': Cred founder Kunal Shah

      Cred founder Kunal Shah has been quite vocal about his disappointment with Elon Musk's decision to charge Twitter users for the verification badge. He also put up a poll asking Twitter users if they would pay for a blue tick.

    • NPCI CEO Dilip Asbe pitches UPI autopay after Elon Musk insists on $8 fee for blue ticks

      National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) managing director and chief executive Dilip Asbe replied to a tweet by billionaire Musk, saying the UPI's recurring payments offering already has 7 million users.

    • 'Didn’t ask for blue tick, take it away': Martina Navratilova slams Elon Musk

      Martine Navratilova, who has over 4.19 lakh followers on Twitter, said, “Paying for the blue tick is what would bother me- hence I don’t need one.”

    • Elon Musk makes a case for Twitter blue tick fee. Here’s what subscribers will get

      Elon Musk revealed the perks of paying a monthly subscription fee for a ‘blue tick' verification badge on Twitter

    • Stephen King says ‘f*** that’ to Twitter verification fee. Elon Musk responds

      Elon Musk defended his plan to charge a fee for a Twitter verification badge after Stephen King lambasted the idea

    • ‘Won’t charge Rs 1600 per month’: Koo CEO asks Twitter users to switch over blue tick row

      The co-founder and CEO of Koo, Aprameya Radhakrishna, urged Twitter users to “switch to Koo” amid reports that Twitter is planning to start charging its users for a blue tick verification badge.

    • Elon Musk tests waters on paid verification for Twitter accounts

      "The whole verification process is being revamped right now," Musk tweeted Sunday in response to a user who asked for help getting verified.

    • Twitter starts account verification process for 'blue tick'

      On May 20, Twitter highlighted that it has also started automatically removing the verified badge from those accounts that no longer meet the updated criteria for verification.

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