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Joe Hernandez

Twitter users say they haven't paid for their blue checks but still have them

A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022. (Jeff Chiu/AP)

Twitter said recently that starting on April 1 it would begin removing the blue check marks from accounts that haven't paid for its new service, Twitter Blue, but users say their blue checks are still there even though they haven't forked over any money.

The social media company used to dole out blue checks to accounts it vetted and deemed "active, notable, and authentic," according to the company.

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