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Martin Lewis defends paying to keep his blue tick for Twitter account

The verification symbol has been removed from thousands of accounts

Wales Online · Apr 21, 2023

Why Elon Musk’s cull of Twitter ‘verified’ blue ticks could prove costly

End of ‘lords & peasants system may help business in short term but risks sustainability if it leads to loss of trust

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023

Tweets of the week: AI Jonas Vingegaard, Tadej Pogačar on draught, and Alison Jackson is back

Also, who subscribes to Twitter Blue? And Trek-Segafredo digitally age their ridersx

Cycling Weekly · Apr 21, 2023

Twitter boss Elon Musk's picks three celebs to personally pay blue ticks for

Elon Musk took away blue ticks on Twitter this week, so users must pay a subscription to be 'verified' - but some celebs still appear to have theirs

Daily Mirror · Apr 21, 2023

Elon Musk pays for Stephen King and LeBron James to keep Twitter blue ticks

Writer and basketball star are among famous names to retain ticks despite not signing up to Twitter Blue

The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2023

Musk’s Twitter Drops 'Government-funded' Labels on Media Accounts

Twitter dropped the "Government-funded" and "China state-affiliated" labels, which implies government involvement in editorial content, from the accounts of various global media organizations, their profiles showed on Friday. Twitter dropped the "Government-funded Media" label from the accounts of US-based National Public Radio (NPR), British Broadcasting Corp and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation…

Asharq Al-Awsat · 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 loses $13 billion in 24 hours after SpaceX rocket explosion and disappointing Tesla earnings

The CEO of Tesla and Twitter has seen his net worth battered in recent years.

Fortune · Apr 21, 2023