Historically, the blue badge (aka the blue check mark) served an important function: It told you that the account was actually the person or organization it claimed to be. This is why the blue ...

The continuing saga of Twitter and its blue check mark has taken a bizarre twist as it seems that a number of deal celebrities are now paying for Twitter Blue. On the orders of new owner Elon Musk ...

Followers used to get Twitter's signature blue check mark if they met certain criteria. Now, they will have to pay at least $8 a month to keep that verified status. Twitter users used to have to ...

While the blue check mark has emerged as a status symbol for users, it’s also designed to ensure users can determine which accounts are authentic and which are not, particularly for celebrities ...

By late Sunday Dril’s check mark appeared finally to have vanished. Last week, Musk conceded he was personally paying for Twitter Blue accounts for prominent personalities Stephen King ...

Brian Stelter has long relied on the little blue check marks as key to reporting when news breaks. The former CNN anchor would scan Twitter for accurate information from verified accounts about a ...

Now if a user sees a blue check mark and clicks on it, the label reads: “This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.” Some users ...

But Musk is as reliable as one of his self-driving Teslas, so we must assume the worst. A blue check mark on Twitter helped me sleep sound and proud Every night before bed I would gaze at that ...

When Elon Musk brought back the blue check mark to some X accounts for free this week, users balked. The owner of X, formerly Twitter, announced last week that accounts with a certain number of ...

The Musk-owned social network on April 20 revoked verified blue check-mark status from thousands of accounts belonging to celebrities, athletes, politicians and other “notable” figures granted ...

The blue check mark on Twitter was first launched in 2009 as a way for the company to cut down on impersonation accounts, especially for celebrities. It grew over time to include thousands of ...