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X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks
The notorious blue tick is no longer optional.
Once a status symbol, the blue check lost some of its luster after X shifted to a paid verification system under Elon Musk’s ownership. X eventually rolled out the blue check to accounts with more than a million followers, covering most living celebrities (and some dead) as well as public figures. Just last week, the platform doled out free blue checks to accounts with high numbers of verified followers — whether the owners wanted them or not.
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