Twitter Verification Purge Targets Celebrities and Public Figures
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Twitter has started removing blue checkmarks from user profiles, including those of famous people like Beyonce and Pope Francis. However, basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still have their checkmarks. Under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter has changed how it hands out the coveted blue checkmarks, and Musk has said that Twitter will begin charging $8 per month for the badge in an effort to launch new revenue streams beyond advertising.
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