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Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas & Jacob Rawley

Twitter axes blue ticks as Elon Musk 'pays' for some celebs to keep verified badge

Twitter has removed all 'legacy' blue ticks, which has left prominent figures like Beyonce, Pope Francis, and Donald Trump without a verified badge.

Now, all accounts that have blue ticks are Twitter Blue subscribers, which is the tech giant's premium service that allows for longer tweets and edits to tweets.

Organisations are supposed to have gold tick marks or custom badges, but major party pages for Labour, the Conservatives and the SNP are now unverified. However, Twitter boss Elon Musk has also said some Twitter users are still verified because he's "paying for a few personally".

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