Days after Elon Musk’s Twitter purged blue check marks from VIP users and prominent organizations, the checks reappeared on the accounts of a number of high-profile figures, many of whom promptly ...

Elon Musk’s move to upend Twitter’s longstanding verification system is turning the platform’s iconic blue check marks into a polarizing symbol of his leadership for some of Twitter’s most prominent ...

Almost a year since blue check marks disappeared from some large, influential accounts on X (formerly Twitter), they have started to return. On Wednesday, some individuals with large followings ...

Formerly the hallmark symbol of notoriety, being verified online has become a shameful branding. The coveted blue check — sought after by many but rarely granted — lost its shiny allure thanks to its ...

As Twitter carefully curated its verified accounts, ensuring only those who met specific criteria received the badge, the blue check mark gave them a sense of prestige and trust. Recent developments, ...

Free blue checks appear to be back on X just months after billionaire Elon Musk axed them in favor of a paid subscription model, though many users are unhappy to have Twitter’s formerly coveted ...

Once a coveted status symbol, Twitter’s verification badge — which can be purchased for a monthly fee — is no longer fashionable, according to some users. By Callie Holtermann and Lora Kelley ...

Author Stephen King was confused on Thursday to see that his popular Twitter account still had an unexpected — and apparently unwelcome — perk: a blue checkmark, the symbol that identifies users who ...

What a crazy, crazy, weird Monday, everyone. Well, inflation is soaring. Our southern border is a mess. Afghanistan is terror central again. And Budweiser just named ...

Twitter’s move to remove thousands of legacy verification check marks Thursday resulted in chaos as users were left scrambling to prove their authenticity in the face of fake impersonation accounts ...

Starting today, Bluesky is rolling out a new verification system, complete with the familiar blue check marks popularized by Twitter. “It’ll be a rolling process as the feature stabilizes, and then we ...