Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of Twitter, announced the final deadline for removing free, legacy verified accounts. In a tweet posted on Tuesday from his account @Elonmusk, he wrote, “Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20.”
Before Musk assumed the role of CEO, verified Twitter users did not pay for verification or for a monthly subscription to maintain it. In March, Twitter had previously stated that it would begin phasing out the legacy verification program on April 1, 2023, and that users could retain a blue checkmark by subscribing to Twitter Blue. The company’s March tweet included links to the premium subscription service.
One notable removal involved the verification badge of The New York Times, a daily newspaper based in New York City. In 2022, the paper reported 740,000 paid print subscribers and 8.6 million paid digital subscribers worldwide. The New York Times had indicated it would not subscribe to Twitter Blue, except where necessary for its reporting.
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