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Media scion discontinues case days after Fox News settled with Dominion in a separate lawsuit in the US

The Guardian - AU

Pushkar Singh Dhami, Mamata Banerjee, Rahul Gandhi, Kejriwal among politicians who lost Twitter blue tick

Micro-blogging site Twitter on Tursday removed the verified blue tick from many high-profile individuals' account in India including West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's among others. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

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

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Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, PV Sindhu lose Twitter blue ticks

NEW DELHI: Top India sports stars, including the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli and double Olympic medallist shuttler PV Sindhu, have lost the blue checkmarks that helped verify their identity on the micro-blogging site Twitter.

The Times of India

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

With Twitter’s legacy blue checks gone, here’s how to see if celebrities and other users are real

Users from the Pope to former US president Donald Trump had their blue checks removed, while Elon Musk paid costs for some celebrities

The Guardian - AU

Twitter starts removing blue tick mark from non-paying users

Famous figures including Pope Francis and Bill Gates lose blue tick as Elon Musk pushes paid service.

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Axios Finish Line: Normal America

Most Americans never touch Twitter or tune into cable TV.

Axios

Elon Musk Confirms Report About LeBron James’s Unique Twitter Verification Situation

The Lakers star has a unique reason for why he was able to retain his Twitter verification.

Sports Illustrated

Elon Musk admits paying Twitter blue tick fees for celebrities who boycotted controversial levy

LeBron James and Stephen King appear to be among those who’ve had a subscription paid for

The Independent UK

Break out your tiny violins: The Twitter blue check purge is here

Celebrities and other VIPS across the world— including Bill Gates, the pope and Hillary Clinton — were devoid of official checkmarks Thursday afternoon as self-dubbed Twitter chief twit Elon Musk's promised purge of legacy Twitter verifications came to fruition.

Los Angeles Times

Thanks to Twitter changes, you can say goodbye to this Xbox DVR feature

Twitter has updated its APIs from "free" to costing over $42,000 per month. As such, some services that integrate Twitter will no longer work. Xbox is the latest casualty.

Windows Central

Democrats Threaten Matt Taibbi With Jail Time Over Twitter Files Testimony

Weaponization of the federal government, indeed

Reason

‘Legacy blue checks’ disappear from Twitter as Musk’s changes take effect

Checkmark denoted accounts verified for authenticity, which can now be bought for an $8 a month subscription called Twitter Blue

The Guardian - US

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Pauline Hanson claims list of Indigenous 'demands' found via FOI shows 'dangers' of a Voice to Parliament. What's actually in the documents?

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has told parliament that Freedom of Information documents show the "danger" of the Voice to Parliament. So what's actually in the documents?

PC Gamer

Twitter finally purges blue checks from formerly 'verified' accounts, including many game studios and developers

The likes of Final Fantasy 16, Tim Schafer, Warframe, and others have been de-checked. Oh, and the Pope.

Daily Mirror

Gary Lineker keeps Twitter blue tick despite likes of Cristiano Ronaldo losing theirs

Twitter has begun a purge of individual verification marks in a move that has long been warned by owner Elon Musk, but Match of the Day host Gary Lineker has kept hold of his blue tick

Daily Mirror

Piers Morgan LOSES Twitter tick as Susanna Reid and Holly Willoughby pay to keep theirs

Piers Morgan, known for being an outspoken profilic Twitter user, has lost his Twitter blue tick, while fellow TV presenters Holly Willoughby and Susanna Reid have kept theirs by subscribing to a new service introduced after Elon Musk's takeover of the site

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Daily Mirror

LeBron James' Twitter Blue vow backfires as check mark remains for LA Lakers All-Star

Mass change has been made to Twitter as all formerly verified accounts that haven't paid have lost their blue tick, which has sparked question marks over LeBron James

Chronicle Live

Twitter reacts as Elon Musk strips legacy 'Blue Ticks' from celebrities, politicians, royals and sports stars

The CEO of Twitter warned that anyone who had a legacy checkmark on the social media platform would lose it on April 20 unless they subscribed to new service Twitter Blue

The Independent UK

SpaceX Starship explosion fallout covers city with ‘particulate’

The rocket’s explosion reportedly rattled doors up to five miles away

Daily Mirror

Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber among stars who lost Twitter tick in Musk's axing

Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Ant and Dec are only some of the many public figures who are no longer verified on Twitter

Chicago Sun-Times

Twitter removes verified badges from users who don’t pay — here’s what that means for the Sun-Times

Many previously verified accounts, including those of Sun-Times staffers, have lost their blue check on Twitter.

Manchester Evening News

Twitter axes blue ticks with thousands of celebrities hit by sudden change

Prince William, Kate Middleton and Cristiano Ronaldo were among those who had lost the symbol on Thursday evening

The Conversation

Recent mosque attacks raise questions about the affinity between white supremacy and far-right Hindu nationalism

During Ramadan, a man attacked a mosque in Markham, Ont. He allegedly yelled slurs, tore up a Qu'ran, and attempted to run down worshippers in his vehicle.

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