Twitter appears to have officially removed its legacy blue checkmarks, one of the last remaining vestiges of the owner’s pre-Elon Musk era.
The legacy blue checks, which Twitter gave out to journalists, celebrities and other public officials for free to help curb phishing and spam, were it’s supposed to end on april 1st.
Musk took to Twitter on April 11, days after the legacy checkmarks should have disappeared, to change the end date to April 20 or 4/20. Yeah, that’s the day people honor marijuana because Twitter is now owned by a high school student.
With the legacy checkmarks gone, Twitter will have check marks only for paid users and companies, as well as government entities and officials. Now, if a user sees a blue checkmark and clicks on it, the label says, “This account is verified because you’re subscribed to Twitter Blue and have verified your phone number.”
Some users, including TechCrunch reporters, experienced a “blinking” blue check mark on their profiles on Thursday. Others have seen their blue check marks disappear entirely.
Under Musk’s rule, Twitter hasn’t backed down on its promise to remove legacy checkmarks from even the highest number of profiles. Even Pope Francisco He could not escape the great unchecking of 4/20.