How Elon Musk transformed Twitter's blue check from status symbol

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 stressed they did not ask for or did not want the new verification badge.

Musk: Twitter Blue Will Be $8 per Month for Verification, Other Perks

Twitter X: Twitter rebrands to X under Elon Musk; Here's a list of brands which changed logos in 2023 - The Economic Times

Elon Musk's Twitter Blue Verification Is a Gift to Scammers

Twitter's blue check apocalypse is here, and this is the full story - The Verge

Elon Musk and Twitter finally took the legacy blue check marks away - Vox

Elon Musk Toys With Twitter Verification for A-List Celebrities – SheKnows

Elon Musk Concedes Twitter's Move To Paid Blue-Check Verification May Be A “Dumb Decision”, Intends To Get “80% Of Humanity” On Platform – Deadline

Authenticity vs. Ad Dollars: Twitter's Identity Crisis as X

Twitter Blue Checks Are No Longer a Status Symbol. They're Political. - The Ringer