‘Twitter blue tick gone…’: Users say ‘no thanks’ to paid subscription

Twitter’s traditional blue checkmarks, which were used to indicate a verified notable person, have been replaced by a paid subscription service “Twitter Blue”, a premium version of the micro-blogging platform. In India, Twitter Blue is available for a monthly fee of ₹650 on the web and ₹900 on mobile devices. The microblogging platform also offers a discounted annual plan of ₹6,800 per year, which comes to ₹566.67 per month.

The change which came into effect late on Thursday night was announced just two weeks after Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter.

As a result, many high-profile users who choose not to pay for the subscription have lost their verified status. Confusion prevailed among Twitter users that why is it any longer called “verified” if any person can just go for paying to acquire a blue tick.