As announced today, Twitter has begun removing the free verification ticks previously given to celebrities and relevant people for free. Now only paying subscribers to the short message service have the same-looking icon in their profiles – but without real verification of their identity.
Among the celebrities whose accounts were now without the white tick on a blue background were soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo, actress Halle Berry, as well as Lady Gaga, Beyonce, Shakira and Justin Timberlake.
criticism of the decision
Now anyone can pretend to be her, criticized the singer Dionne Warwick in advance, whose account also lost the verification tick. The symbols were introduced so that users could be sure that nobody was impersonating prominent personalities.
After buying Twitter for around $44 billion, Elon Musk claimed that the process for awarding the ticks was “corrupt”. That’s why everyone should pay for it now. Many celebrities have announced that they will not be subscribing to Musk’s Twitter.
