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Twitter Blue Checks for Dead Celebrities Add to Verification Confusion
24Apr By adminNo Comments
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Twitter Blue Checks for Dead Celebrities Add to Verification Confusion

[ad_1] Twitter Inc. users already having to navigate a flurry of fake accounts after the removal of legacy blue ticks are noticing more inconsistencies: personalities who have been dead for years supposedly holding paid verification accounts.People were confused after seeing the Twitter profiles of celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain and National Basketball Association player Kobe Bryant sporting the blue ticks. Bourdain died in 2018, and Bryant in 2020. Twitter's Legacy Blue Checks Are Gone, Stirring Confusion Others were angered by the addition of blue ticks for profiles of people such as prominent journalist and columnist Jamal Khashoggi, who was murdered in 2018.While an explanation accompanying the ticks said the “account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and veri...
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Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month; launches annual web plan
20Jan By adminNo Comments
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Twitter prices Blue for Android at $11 per month; launches annual web plan

[ad_1] Twitter Inc said on Wednesday it would price Twitter Blue subscription for Android at $11 per month - the same as for iOS subscribers - while offering a cheaper annual plan for web users when compared to monthly charges. The blue check mark - previously free for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures - will now be open to anyone prepared to pay. It was rolled out last year to help Twitter grow revenue as owner Elon Musk fights to retain advertisers. Google's Android users will be able to purchase Twitter Blue's monthly subscription for $11, the same price as for Apple's iOS users, Twitter said on its website. The higher pricing for Android users is likely to offset fees charged by Android's Google Play Store, like App...
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Twitter blue verified set to launch on Apple’s iOS app – Information
30Nov By adminNo Comments
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Twitter blue verified set to launch on Apple’s iOS app – Information

[ad_1] Twitter Inc's Blue verified service is scheduled to roll out on Friday, but only on Apple's iOS mobile software, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person briefed on the plans. Twitter Inc's Blue verified service is scheduled to roll out on Friday, but only on Apple's iOS mobile software, the Information reported on Tuesday, citing a person briefed on the plans. As Twitter plans to launch the subscription offering via an update to Twitter's iOS app, it needs Apple's approval as part of the standard app review process, the report said, adding that the company would update its Android app later. Twitter did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. This comes a day after new owner Elon Musk accused Apple of threatening to block the Twitter from i...
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Elon Musk announces ‘holding off’ relaunch Of Twitter’s Blue verified
22Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk announces ‘holding off’ relaunch Of Twitter’s Blue verified

[ad_1] Elon Musk stated that Twitter might use different colour checks for organizations and individuals. Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday announced that he is putting on hold the relaunch of Blue verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation. He made the announcement through a tweet.Elon Musk stated that Twitter might use different colour checks for organizations and individuals. Taking to his official Twitter handle, Musk said, "Holding off relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation. Will probably use different color check for organizations than individuals." After taking over the microblogging site, Musk had announced the ability for users to purchase a blue tick verified through Twitter Blue. Despite getting internal warn...
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Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organizations to identify their associated accounts
14Nov By adminNo Comments
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Elon Musk says Twitter to soon enable organizations to identify their associated accounts

[ad_1] Twitter's billionaire owner Elon Musk said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them. Twitter's billionaire owner Elon Musk on Sunday said that Twitter will soon enable organizations to identify twitter accounts associated with them as the new Twitter owner continues to find ways to limit fake accounts on the platform."Rolling out soon," Musk in a tweet on Sunday said. "Twitter will enable organizations to identify which other Twitter accounts are actually associated with them." He did not elaborate. The social media platform paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed, and new owner Elon Musk brought back the "official" badge to some users of the social media platform...
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After fake fiasco, Twitter Blue ‘probably’ coming back end of next week, Elon Musk says
13Nov By adminNo Comments
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After fake fiasco, Twitter Blue ‘probably’ coming back end of next week, Elon Musk says

[ad_1] Twitter Blue will probably "come back end of next week", billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday. Twitter Blue will probably "come back end of next week", billionaire owner Elon Musk said in a tweet on Saturday.Twitter on Friday paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service on Friday as fake accounts mushroomed. The coveted blue check mark was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and other public figures. But a subscription option, open to anyone prepared to pay, was rolled out earlier this week to help Twitter grow revenue as Musk fights to retain advertisers Several users reported on Friday that the new subscription option for the blue verification check mark had disappeared, while a sou...
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