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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Alex Hern

Twitter restores ‘blue tick’ free of charge to celebrities in U-turn

A photo illustration of the Twitter account of Elon Musk on a mobile phone
A photo illustration of the Twitter account of Elon Musk on a mobile phone. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Twitter has again U-turned over its verification policy, restoring the “blue tick” free of charge to celebrity users of the social network.

But the site’s decision to reinstate the “verified” status without distinguishing between paid-for and free users has led to criticism for false advertising, since the boilerplate disclaimer for those users inaccurately describes their status as being granted “because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue”.

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