Twitter strips check mark from New York Times

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times after the newspaper said it would not pay for the social media platform's paid service [File: Gregory Bull/AP]

Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of Twitter CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organisations.

The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the social media platform.