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Elon Musk weighs in on campaign to block Twitter accounts that still have blue check mark after legacy purge

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Elon Musk is aware of BlockTheBlue, and he’s not a fan. The movement calls for Twitter users to block any account that still has a blue check mark.

This week, blue check marks that had been granted for free to celebrities, politicians, and others before Musk took over the platform began to disappear in earnest. Musk had tweeted on April 11, "Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20."

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