Twitter restores 'official' label; US$8 blue check mark option vanishes

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SAN FRANCISCO - Elon Musk’s Twitter Inc on Friday brought back the “official” badge to some accounts, just days after doing away with it, while several users reported the new subscription option for the blue verification check mark had disappeared.after new boss Elon Musk allowed users to pay US$8 for the coveted blue check mark that was previously reserved for verified accounts of politicians, actors and other major personalities.

“To combat impersonation, we’ve added an ‘Official’ label to some accounts,” Twitter’s support account - which has the “official” tag - tweeted on Friday. Musk on Wednesday tweeted he had “killed” the new label, just hours after rolling it out. “We apologise to those who have been served a misleading message from a fake Lilly account,” the company said, reiterating the name of its Twitter handle.

“Twitter has over the past several years worked to try to improve that . And it seems like Elon Musk has unraveled it within a matter of weeks,” A.J. Bauer, a professor at the University of Alabama said.

 

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