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.

X, the former Twitter, lets users hide once-vaunted blue check - TODAY

The Blue Check Rapture Will Render Verification Meaningless

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

Elon Musk is quitted the iconic blue bird symbol and turns X.com into Twitter

How Elon Musk transformed Twitter's blue check from status symbol into a badge of shame

How Elon Musk transformed Twitter's blue check from status symbol into a badge of shame

Twitter's Blue Check Marks Become Polarizing Symbol of Elon Musk's Tenure - WSJ

X, the former Twitter, lets users hide once-vaunted blue check

New Twitter logo, X: Elon Musk changes from blue bird in rebrand

Elon Musk's Twitter finally pulls plug on 'verified' blue checks