Elon Musk To Remove ‘Legacy Blue Checks’. What Exactly It Means For Users?

Replying to a tweet, Elon Musk said that legacy blue checks are the ones that are truly corrupt.

Published: February 11, 2023 8:11 AM IST

By India.com News Desk | Edited by Jigyasa Sahay

Elon Musk To Remove 'Legacy Blue Checks'. What Exactly It Means For Users?
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Twitter latest update: Twitter blue has rather not been very colourful for the tweepals. The subscription scheme has been a centre of much discussion and not everyone approves of it. But, the chief Twit, Elon Musk believes that the  credibility of the blue ticks will be a great leveler after it is approved  by due process with its new regime. In one of his latest tweets, the Twitter owner said that “ legacy blue checks” will be off the grid soon. But, what does it mean and why so?

Blue ticks since forever has been a symbol of accounts that have been verified by Twitter in the past indicating “active, notable, and authentic accounts of public interest.”

Replying to a tweet, Musk said, “Legacy blue checks will be removed soon. Those are the ones that are truly corrupt.” “Blue subscribers with a verified phone number will get a blue checkmark once approved,” Twitter said.

Earlier in the week, Twitter Blue was rolled out in India with a monthly subscription fees of Rs 900 for iOS and Android users. For web, it is Rs 650 per month as of now.

Twitter Blue was launched in India on Thursday. The monthly fee for iOS and Android users in India is ₹ 900 while the fee has been kept lower at ₹ 650 per month for the web.

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