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Fortune
Chris Morris

Paid verification update and other chaos at Twitter is confusing even the most loyal Elon Musk fans

elon musk (Credit: Patrick Pleul—picture alliance via Getty Images)

Confusion over changes at Twitter hit a new level over the weekend, after the social media company launched software updates that allowed some users to upgrade to the $8 per month expanded subscription service that includes the blue verification checkmark.

Many users, though, said they were unable to activate the upgrade. And reports emerged Sunday that the company had decided to delay the new verification checkmarks until after the midterm elections.

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