X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks
Illustration: The VergeX giveth, and now X taketh away. The platform is eliminating the ability for Premium users to hide their blue checkmarks, according to a notification received by multiple users on Thursday. X made displaying the blue check optional last summer, and it’s unclear exactly why the platform plans to remove the feature — or when. Twitter says it is removing the "hide your checkmark" feature lolololol pic.twitter.com/PQFPbAGhef— Ben Goggin (@BenjaminGoggin) April 11, 2024 Once a status symbol, the blue check lost some of its luster after X shifted to a paid verification system under Elon Musk’s ownership. A blue check then just became an indicator that the account holder paid for a Premium subscription. The feature was also abused by s... Continue reading…
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X giveth, and now X taketh away. The platform is eliminating the ability for Premium users to hide their blue checkmarks, according to a notification received by multiple users on Thursday. X made displaying the blue check optional last summer, and it’s unclear exactly why the platform plans to remove the feature — or when.
Twitter says it is removing the "hide your checkmark" feature lolololol pic.twitter.com/PQFPbAGhef
— Ben Goggin (@BenjaminGoggin) April 11, 2024
Once a status symbol, the blue check lost some of its luster after X shifted to a paid verification system under Elon Musk’s ownership. A blue check then just became an indicator that the account holder paid for a Premium subscription. The feature was also abused by s...
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