Twitter Removes the Blue Tick: Users Have to Pay for It. Here are the Complete Details
BREAKING NEWS: Twitter Removes the Blue Tick: Users Have to Pay for It: The microblogging platform ‘Twitter’ removes the legacy blue tick of all verified accounts. Users have to pay $7 per month for web logins and $11 for using Twitter on Android or iOS.
On April 12, CEO Elon Musk warned that all users who are not paying for Twitter Blue will lose their blue verification ticks. Now Twitter Blue is a paid subscription service, only the users who subscribed, will able to have a blue checkmark in front of their names.
What is Blue Tick?
Blue Tick is a symbol (checkmark) that appears next to the user’s name on Twitter and other social media platforms. It identifies that the account is verified and belongs to a public figure, celebrity, business, or brand. It helps to find it out whether the account is real or not.
How Much Does it Cost For Twitter Blue Subscription? – Twitter Removes the Blue Tick:
Twitter Removes the Blue Tick: Users have to pay $7 per month for web logins and $11 for using Twitter on Android or iOS. In India, the cost of a Twitter Blue subscription is Rs. 900 per month for users using Android or iOS while for web clients it costs Rs. 650 per month.
Users Have to Pay for It: Twitter also offers a discounted plan, which is a yearly plan where it asks for Rs. 6,500 means around Rs. 566 per month. Meanwhile, verified accounts are now showing this message: “This account is verified because they are subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.”
The CEO Elon Musk informed it later that for some celebrities, he is ‘personally paying’ to keep their checkmarks – “I’m paying for a few personally.” He tweeted, “Just Shatner, LeBron, and King.”
Several Indian celebrities, politicians, cricketers & many others have lost their verified blue ticks from their Twitter accounts including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan, Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi, and Virat Kohli.
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See How People React After Losing Checkmarks – Twitter Removes the Blue Tick:
On Friday, during a question-answer session, #AskSachin, one of the most loving Indian cricketers Sachin Tendulkar was asked how his fans could identify him without a blue checkmark. See, how Sachin gives response to this –
Twitter Removes the Blue Tick: Here’s how actor Amitabh Bachchan expressed his disappointment after losing his blue tick in one of his tweets on Friday. He sarcastically wrote that he is begging with folded hands to receive his Blue Tick back, and if even this was not enough, he would fall to his knees and touch the feet of Twitter.
Twitter Removes the Blue Tick: Cricketer Kevin Pietersen on Friday posted a tweet that says “Who cares if you have a blue tick or not? How does it positively or negatively affect your day? It really shouldn’t! Be happy, be nice, and don’t let something so silly annoy you for one sec!”
Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants also lost their blue tick, tweets and asking for where is the blue tick.
Another user Tweets, “I gave the best years of my life to being a blue check, and I wouldn’t change a d*mn thing. ’twas an honor to serve.”
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