Elon Musk said in February 2023 that the checkmarks would be removed soon due to corruption.
Twitter’s legacy Blue Verified is unfortunately deeply corrupted, so will sunset in a few months
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 3, 2023
Users of the app were encouraged to sign up for Twitter Blue, to retain their blue checkmark.
On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOpLp
Organizations can sign up for https://t.co/RlN5BbuGA3…
— Twitter Verified (@verified) March 23, 2023
Twitter Blue is a paid subscription service available worldwide. It offers a blue tick and up to 4,000-character tweets. Users can edit them, watch Full HD videos up to 60 minutes long, see fewer ads, and have their tweets appear more prominently on the timeline.
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Twitter Blue launched in Nigeria in March 2023. It costs ₦3,650 monthly on the website and ₦5,000 for Android and iOS users. Users can also purchase an annual plan for ₦38,500 per year.
Elon Musk has recently tweeted a link where users worldwide can subscribe to the Blue service for $7.
To subscribe, users can go to the profile menu, select Twitter Blue on their mobile device, tap ‘Subscribe,’ or visit Twitter.com, click on the ‘More’ section, select ‘Twitter Blue,’ and finally click on ‘Subscribe’ to make the payment.
