Twitter X reinstate free blue ticks to some accounts
Blue ticks have been a paid-for feature
Free blue checks appear to be back on X, formerly Twiter, just months after billionaire Elon Musk axed them in favour of a paid subscription model.
The social media company appears to have handing out verified checkmarks to users who have more than 2,500 “verified subscriber followers”, providing such users with free Premium memberships. Those with over 5,000 verified subscriber followers will receive Premium Plus.
The blue tick was once seen as a marker of a person’s authoritativeness on the site, as only a few people could become verified, such as celebrities, government workers and journalists.
