Company X, better known as the former Twitter, has again started giving blue ticks to some of its users after last year the company started issuing those blue ticks only to all those who pay a monthly subscription in the amount of eight dollars (7,3 euros). and removed such tags from many celebrities and other prominent accounts.
For years, the blue badges on Twitter profiles have been the verification badges common on social media for celebrities, politicians and other influential accounts. That changed a few months after the South African billionaire, Elon Musk, bought the company for $44 billion in October 2022 and later changed its name to X.
But late Wednesday night and early Thursday, a number of users reported seeing blue ticks return to their accounts, or even appear for the first time, despite the fact that they weren't paying for the "premium" service on Ixo.
Musk said last Sunday that all Ix accounts with more than 2.500 verified followers will get premium features that include a hashtag for free, and that accounts with more than 5.000 will get premium plus, also for free.
The specific reasoning behind this new policy was not clear. Iks did not immediately respond to The Associated Press' request for comment.
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