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A bug on Twitter is causing legacy blue check holders to briefly get their badge back if they update their bio, regardless of the text added. The check disappears upon refreshing the page, and it's unclear if anyone else can see it. Twitter still retains code that shows legacy verified users, so the bug is likely caused by a glitch involving those internal designations.
A bug on Twitter allowed previously-verified accounts to add their legacy 'Blue Check' back to their profile for free by adding the words "former blue check" to their Twitter bio. However, the bug may have only caused the check to appear for the profile owner themselves, and it appears to be fixed now. The legacy verified check mark was used to demonstrate the authenticity of accounts belonging to businesses, celebrities, politicians, activists, and journalists before Twitter Blue replaced it.
Twitter has not yet started winding down its legacy verified program, as unverifying users is a manual process. Around 10,000 top-followed sites will retain their legacy checkmarks, even if they don't subscribe to Twitter Blue. Twitter Blue will cost $1,000 per month for organizations, plus an additional $50 per month for individual affiliates in the US. Twitter is displaying the same status for both legacy verified and Twitter Blue subscribers, making it difficult to tell them apart.