The well-known white tick on a blue background, previously reserved for users selected by Twitter, will grace the profiles of all subscription customers paying eight dollars a month in the future.
Accounts of companies, governments, media and celebrities should also be marked with a new symbol, as Twitter announced Wednesday night. A gray checkmark with the word “Official” on a white background, according to a screenshot posted by a Twitter administrator. But not all verified accounts today will be marked as “Official” either, he said.
Tech billionaire Musk announced the reorganization of account verification as one of the first steps after Twitter’s nearly $44 billion takeover. It announced that existing verified account holders who do not want to pay eight dollars a month will lose their approval in a few months. Twitter later brought in the additional “Official” flag. According to the screenshot, accounts can have both checkmarks if they also pay the subscription fee.
(SDA)