Twitter backtracks and gradually returns the blue check to celebrities and public figures

After a long controversy, Twitter has restored the blue badges to some media and celebrities, after removing this distinctive seal from users who did not pay the relative fee. A measure opposed by many of those concerned.

One of Elon Musk’s promises, before taking over as CEO, was to eliminate the blue stamp that a user took with him verify your identity and compliance with certain conditions.

But this Thursday, the company started removing it en masse, so thousands of accounts appeared without the verification badge. While some didn’t give it importance, others highlighted theirs rage in the networks.

One of the first celebrities to react to the lack of a tilde was Lynda Carter, the first Wonder Woman from the original 1970s series. “No blue check? Ok, we’ll solve this the old-fashioned way,” she commented wryly on her post about her.

Halle Berry, who played Catwoman in 2004 and has also appeared in the X-Men and John Wick franchises, turned to parody and posted a Dexter’s Laboratory meme mocking the loss of her badge.

By mass removing verifications, Musk plans to get users to sign up for Twitter Blue, a service he offers early access to platform functions, such as editing tweets.

Although not everyone can benefit from this advantage. Interested party accounts will undergo a heavy review to ensure they meet the eligibility requirements, once they pay for their membership, which costs US$8, according to the official website.

but less than 5% of the 407,000 profiles Verified people have signed up to the new plan, according to Travis Brown, a software developer who monitors social media platforms from Berlin.

On Friday and Saturday, a number of celebrities regained their hallmarks with no apparent counterpart, including writer Stephen King, NBA champion LeBron James and former US President Donald Trump. Musk tweeted on Friday that he was “paying for some (subscriptions) himself.”

The insignia has been reinstated for some media outlets, including AFP and The New York Times, whose trademark is gold, reserved for organizations that pay at least $1,000 a month.

Many who have inadvertently earned the blue badge have made that clear they hadn’t signed upsince the seal has become a symbol of support for the tycoon Musk, owner of Tesla and SpaceX.

Rage of Giants

Many gamers realized that Microsoft had function disabled which allows you to upload content directly from Xbox or Windows Game Bar to Twitter. The official account confirms, in response to a user looking for a way to share a clip, that they “had to turn off” the option.

The reason is the new policy from Microsoft, which has withdrawn its support for Twitter indicating that users will not be able to access their accounts or schedule messages from the social network’s management tool. Other platforms such as Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn, from Microsoft itself, will remain accessible for now.

Musk’s relationship with Microsoft isn’t going through its best moment, and the billionaire has gotten there threaten to report to Microsoft for allegedly using Twitter data without their permission.