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INSANE: 44 - The Real Truth

Twitter's muddled blue checkpocalypse

Elon Musk's concept of democracy is forcing unwanted blue checks on random celebs, Muppets and dead folks

Salon

Musk's fake blue checks may be violation

"False endorsements violate FTC rules, legally exposing Musk," expert says

Salon

Elon Musk verifies DEAD celebrities Twitter accounts in latest bizarre blue tick move

Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Anthony Bourdain, and Paul Walker have all been added to the membership, despite no longer being with us

Daily Mirror

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Stephen King asks Twitter CEO Elon Musk to give his blue tick to charity, later praises him

After months of speculation, Twitter had removed its iconic blue tick from many celebrity accounts across the world over the weekend. However, Twitter CEO had offered to personally pay for horror writer Stephen King's account by which the latter wasn't much impressed.

The Times of India

‘I want a verified account’: Susanna Reid defends paying for Twitter Blue subscription

‘GMB’ host explained why she kept her blue tick on Twitter

The Independent UK

Twitter appears to give blue tick verification to dead users including celebrities Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman and Chester Bennington

Elon Musk's revamp of Twitter's blue tick service hits another hurdle as it emerges that several dead celebrities and other high-profile users appear to have been signed up to the verification service.

ABC News

Stephen King, Elon Musk trade tweets over author’s unwanted Twitter Blue subscription

Another chapter in Stephen King’s Twitter verification saga unfolded over the weekend as the author exchanged tense tweets with Elon Musk.

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As Elon Musk Gets Called Out Paying For Covering Stars’ Blue Checks, Charlie Sheen Is Singing A Different Tune

Charlie Sheen's reaction to Elon Musk's restoration of Twitter checks stands apart from the pack.

Cinemablend

Ian McKellen, David Mitchell and more call out ‘madness’ as ‘blue ticks’ reinstated days after removal

Ricky Gervais, David Mitchell, Jason Alexander and Andy Murray have also voiced their confusion

The Independent UK

Fans React After Blue Checkmark Brouhaha Between Stephen King And Elon Musk Goes Viral

Elon Musk is reportedly paying for Stephen King's blue check mark after he complained about it.

Cinemablend

Elon Musk weighs in on campaign to block Twitter accounts that still have blue check mark after legacy purge

This week Twitter fulfilled Musk's vow to purge legacy check marks—making users paying for the mark easier to identify and block.

Fortune

Ricky Gervais leads celebrities ridiculing Elon Musk over disappearance of ‘blue ticks’

‘I’m not sure if I’m really me or not’

The Independent UK

Fake accounts, chaos and few sign-ups: the first day of Twitter Blue was messy

Elon Musk’s attempt to make the social media site profitable seemed to flop as the verification check lost all meaning

The Guardian - US

Twitter’s legacy blue checks are gone, stirring confusion

Twitter Inc.’s widespread removal of legacy blue checkmarks was sowing confusion across the social-media platform on Friday, with celebrities saying they were verified without paying, government-affiliated labels on some media accounts disappearing and businesses being told they needed to pay for checkmarks to advertise.

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Pope Francis, Ronaldo Lose Twitter Verified Blue Status, Others Keep It

Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including Pope Francis, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo losing their verified status. Under Elon Musk's ownership, Twitter has changed how it hands out the coveted blue checkmarks, previously given to…

Liverpool Echo

Moment drug 'kingpin' who ran secret £1m amphetamine lab arrested

Terence Earle trafficked heroin and cocaine between Merseyside and Scotland

Cinemablend

Evil Dead Rise Has An Incredible Reference To The Shining, And Stephen King Approves

Writer/director Lee Cronin included a special reference to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining in Evil Dead Rise, and Stephen King definitely approves.

Evening Standard

Twitter blue ticks: Celebs react to losing their checkmark, from Charli XCX to Rylan Clark

Some of Twitter’s most followed accounts, including Cristiana Ronaldo and Lady Gaga, have lost their official status

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The New Daily

Twitter snatches away blue checkmarks – except for a chosen few

A hallmark status symbol has been snatched away from Twitter users not willing to pay for it – unless the company's CEO says otherwise.

TechRadar

Twitter scraps legacy blue checks - here’s how to tell who's real and who's fake

Twitter has removed its legacy blue checks which is… a move, but we can help you tell the fake accounts from the real ones so you’re never caught out.

Daily Mirror

Twitter boss Elon Musk's picks three celebs to personally pay blue ticks for

Elon Musk took away blue ticks on Twitter this week, so users must pay a subscription to be 'verified' - but some celebs still appear to have theirs

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk pays for Stephen King and LeBron James to keep Twitter blue ticks

Writer and basketball star are among famous names to retain ticks despite not signing up to Twitter Blue

Evening Standard

Elon Musk ‘personally paying’ to keep blue ticks on some verified Twitter users

Stephen King, LeBron James and William Shatner are among the stars whose blue ticks remain, despite claiming they had not paid a subscription

The Independent UK

Musk's Twitter drops labels for government-funded media

Twitter has removed labels describing global media organizations are government-funded or state-affiliated

Wales Online

Some people will keep Twitter blue ticks despite not paying

It comes after legacy verified checkmarks were removed from the social app on Thursday

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