Twitter was one of the most important places on the internet, but since Musk took over? Well, things just haven’t been the same. While there are a gamut of reasons for this, there’s one element in ...

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On April 20, Elon Musk finally took away the legacy blue verified check mark, but you can get it back — just for five seconds, though, as it seems like an unresolved glitch. What Happened: On Monday, ...

Pop, want Elon Musk to know that paying $8 for clout on Twitter is just not what the cool kids do.

When Elon Musk took over Twitter, now known as X, he changed the meaning of the blue verification badge. No longer did one need to meet certain criteria to get a blue tick next to their username, one ...

After removing thousands of legacy verification checkmarks on April 20, Twitter is restoring the Blue tick marks for large accounts — even if they didn’t pay for subscriptions. Over the weekend, ...

In the ever-evolving landscape of influencer marketing, authenticity has long been regarded as the cornerstone of successful brand collaborations. However, recent developments in the digital realm are ...

Twitter’s verification system debacle has had more twists than a Stephen King novel—fitting, given that the author has been at the center of yet another storm on the platform. A “legacy” verified user ...

Subscribers who pay for Twitter Blue—soon to be rebranded as X Blue—now have the option to hide their blue checkmarks, which have been touted as one of the most prominent benefits of the $8-per-month ...

Twitter. Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images. UPDATED, 7:10 AM: The profile has now been suspended. PREVIOUSLY, 5:04 AM: A parody Twitter account that appeared to be branding itself after MTV’s ...

Some verified accounts receive a gold checkmark denoting they’re an ‘official organization.’ Other users are simply noted as ‘verified’ whether they paid for the checkmark or not. Image: Donny Hery ...

Mikey Biddlestone receives funding from the UK Cabinet Office to conduct research on building resistance against misinformation with the IRIS academic group. Jon Roozenbeek receives funding from the ...