Elon Musk says that Twitter Blue will relaunch in December with gold, grey, and blue checkmarks
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Elon Musk has announced that Twitter will 'tentatively' relaunch its 'Blue Tick' enabling Twitter Blue service on Friday, December 2, 2022, after indefinitely suspending it.
Elon Musk has announced that Twitter will ‘tentatively’ relaunch its ‘Blue Tick’ enabling Twitter Blue service on Friday, December 2, 2022, after indefinitely suspending it.
The updated service will include distinct checkmarks for various entities.
“We apologise for the delay; we hope to launch Verified on Friday next week,” Elon said in a tweet. “Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue check for individuals (celebrity or not), and all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before the check activates,” he added.
Musk described the transition as “painful but necessary.”
Musk was chastised earlier this month for allowing companies, individuals, and other entities to be impersonated on Twitter by bogus accounts. Elon Musk has set an $8 subscription fee for Twitter Blue, and according to a recent tweet, the price will remain $8 when the service relaunches in December.
Elon had previously stated that Twitter Blue would be delayed “until there is high confidence in stopping impersonation.” Many bogus verified accounts used Twitter Blue to become verified and impersonate well-known companies and individuals in order to commit fraud.
Several bogus verified Twitter Blue accounts disrupted Twitter. One user, impersonating the pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly, tweeted that the company will provide free insulin to its customers, causing the company’s stock to fall 5% in morning trading on Friday.
A fake Nintendo account later posted an image of Mario giving the middle finger.
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