Replying to a tweet, Elon Musk said that legacy blue checks are the ones that are truly corrupt.
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?
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Blue ticks since forever has been a symbol of accounts that have been verified by Twitter in tha past indicate “active, notable, and authentic accounts of public interest”
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Musk, in reply to a tweet questioning Twitter’s paid subscription model, 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.
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.
