The Latest Breaking News from LeBron James

Twitter’s legacy blue checks are gone, stirring confusion

Twitter Inc.’s widespread removal of legacy blue checkmarks was sowing confusion across the social-media platform on Friday, with celebrities saying they were verified without paying, government-affiliated labels on some media accounts disappearing and businesses being told they needed to pay for checkmarks to advertise.

Tribune News Service · Apr 21, 2023

Pope Francis, Ronaldo Lose Twitter Verified Blue Status, Others Keep It

Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including Pope Francis, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo losing their verified status. Under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter has changed how it hands out the coveted blue checkmarks, previously given to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 21, 2023

Hey, Dillon Brooks, Poke LeBron at Your Own Peril

Many other opponents have tried, and failed, to throw James off his game. So can we expect more of the same in Saturday’s Game 3?

Sports Illustrated · Apr 21, 2023

Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ to keep blue ticks on some verified Twitter users

Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner are among the stars whose blue ticks remain, despite claiming they had not paid a subscription

Evening Standard · Apr 21, 2023

Musk's Twitter drops labels for government-funded media

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations are government-funded or state-affiliated

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

Some people will keep Twitter blue ticks despite not paying

It comes after legacy verified checkmarks were removed from the social app on Thursday

Wales Online · Apr 21, 2023

Elon Musk forced to backtrack after LeBron James refuses to pay for verification

Twitter chief Elon Musk unverified millions of accounts on Thursday - including the one belonging to Cristiano Ronaldo - but LeBron James still has his blue tick

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2023

Musk says he paid to verify LeBron, Stephen King, William Shatner

All three celebrities had publicly stated they would never pay for Twitter Blue and verified status.

Fortune · Apr 21, 2023

Elon Musk trolls celebrities by ‘personally’ paying for their Twitter blue ticks

Platform’s verification system was overhauled on Thursday (20 April)

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023

All the celebrities who appear to be paying to keep Twitter blue ticks

‘I’m paying for a few personally,’ Musk says

The Independent UK · Apr 21, 2023