 | Twitter reinstates blue ticks for some media, celebrities; Musk says paying for few personallyNon-paying accounts that had a blue tick lost it on Thursday, as owner Elon Musk implemented a strategy, dubbed "Twitter Blue", to generate new revenue, announced last year. |
 | Twitter begins removing blue checks from users who don't payHigh-profile users who lost their blue checks Thursday included Beyoncé, Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey and former President Donald Trump. |
 | What's happening with Twitter blue check marks?Musk's goal was to shove the advertising-dependent platform he bought for $44 billion last year into a pay-to-play model — and maybe antagonize some enemies and fellow elites in the process. |
 | NYT loses Twitter Blue badge, Koo founder invites it to join platformTwitter Blue is now available globally and the users can get Blue Verified for $7 a month if they sign up via web browser. |
 | Voting in Twitter polls limited to verified profiles from April 15According to Musk, this is the only realistic way to to address advanced AI bot swarms from taking over. |
 | Musk announces more expensive subscription for ad-free TwitterThe service costs $11 a month in the United States and is available on Apple's iOS and Google's Android mobile operating systems, according to a page on the company's website. |
