Twitter Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ====Verification of paid accounts==== {{Main|Twitter verification}} In November 2022, Musk announced plans to add account verification and the ability to upload longer audio and video to Twitter Blue. A previous perk offering advertising-free news articles from participating publishers was dropped, but Musk stated that Twitter did want to work with publishers on a similar "[[paywall]] bypass" perk.<ref name="Roth-2022">{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Twitter discontinues ad-free articles for Blue subscribers |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23434502/twitter-blue-ad-free-articles-discontinued-feature |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106024523/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23434502/twitter-blue-ad-free-articles-discontinued-feature |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Peters-2022">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Elon Musk will let you pay $8 to be a verified 'lord' on Twitter |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=April 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230421203113/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/1/23435092/elon-musk-twitter-blue-verification-cost-ads-search |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Roth-2022a">{{Cite web |last=Roth |first=Emma |date=November 5, 2022 |title=Elon Musk's $7.99 Twitter Blue with verification is 'coming soon' on iOS |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/5/23442149/twitter-blue-checkmark-ios-update-elon-musk |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=The Verge |archive-date=November 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106015154/https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/5/23442149/twitter-blue-checkmark-ios-update-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref> Musk had pushed for a more expensive version of Twitter Blue following his takeover, arguing that it would be needed to offset a decline in advertising revenue.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Binder |first=Matt |date=November 8, 2022 |title=Can an $8 Twitter subscription bail out Elon Musk? Let's look at the numbers. |url=https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-blue-subscription |access-date=November 18, 2022 |website=Mashable |archive-date=November 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118152650/https://mashable.com/article/elon-musk-twitter-blue-subscription |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter states that paid verification is required to help reduce fraudulent accounts.<ref name="Sawers-2023">{{Cite web |last=Sawers |first=Paul |date=April 21, 2023 |title=Twitter seemingly now requires all advertisers to have a verified checkmark |url=https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/twitter-seemingly-now-requires-all-advertisers-to-have-a-verified-checkmark/ |access-date=April 26, 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=April 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422231656/https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/21/twitter-seemingly-now-requires-all-advertisers-to-have-a-verified-checkmark/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The verification marker was included in a premium tier of Twitter Blue introduced on November 9, 2022, priced at US$7.99.<ref>{{cite web |last1=O'Sullivan |first1=Donie |last2=Korn |first2=Jennifer |date=November 6, 2022 |title=Elon Musk delays $8 'blue check' Twitter verification plan until after the midterms |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/tech/twitter-verification-delay-midterms/index.html |access-date=November 9, 2022 |website=CNN |archive-date=November 8, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108173944/https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/06/tech/twitter-verification-delay-midterms/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> On November 11, 2022, after the introduction of this feature led to prominent issues involving accounts using the feature to impersonate public figures and companies, Twitter Blue with verification was temporarily suspended.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Belanger |first=Ashley |date=November 11, 2022 |title=Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; "tricking people not OK," Musk says |url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ |access-date=November 12, 2022 |website=Ars Technica |archive-date=November 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221111162351/https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Lerman-2022">{{cite news |last1=Lerman |first1=Rachel |last2=Zakrzewski |first2=Cat |title=Elon Musk's first big Twitter product paused after fake accounts spread |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/11/twitter-fake-verified-accounts/ |access-date=November 17, 2022 |newspaper=Washington Post |date=November 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221116185810/https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/11/twitter-fake-verified-accounts/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After about a month, Twitter Blue was relaunched on December 12, 2022, though for those purchasing the service through the [[App Store (iOS/iPadOS)|iOS app store]], the cost will be $10.99 a month as to offset the 30% revenue split that Apple takes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1139619598/twitter-blue-relaunch |title=Elon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue with higher price for iPhone users |first=Bobby |last=Allyn |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |work=[[NPR]] |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212100741/https://www.npr.org/2022/12/12/1139619598/twitter-blue-relaunch |url-status=live }}</ref> Twitter initially grandfathered users and entities that had gained verification due to their status as public figures, referring to them as "legacy verified accounts" that "may or may not be notable".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Silberling |first=Amanda |date=December 8, 2022 |title=Schrödinger's blue check: According to Twitter, I may or may not be notable |url=https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/08/schrodingers-blue-check-according-to-twitter-i-may-or-may-not-be-notable/ |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=TechCrunch |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328041941/https://techcrunch.com/2022/12/08/schrodingers-blue-check-according-to-twitter-i-may-or-may-not-be-notable/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On March 25, 2023, it was announced that "legacy" verification status would be removed; a subscription will be required to retain verified status, costing $1,000 per-month for organizations (which are designated with a gold verified symbol),<ref name="Sawers-2023" /> plus an additional $50 for each "affiliate".<ref name="Gans-2023">{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Jared |date=March 25, 2023 |title=Twitter to start phasing out legacy verification system on April 1, but not all will lose blue checks |url=https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3917564-twitter-to-start-phasing-out-legacy-verification-system-on-april-1-but-not-all-will-lose-blue-checks/ |access-date=March 28, 2023 |website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]] |publisher=[[Nexstar Media Group|Nexstar Media, Inc.]] |language=en-US |archive-date=March 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328041941/https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3917564-twitter-to-start-phasing-out-legacy-verification-system-on-april-1-but-not-all-will-lose-blue-checks/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Spangler-2023">{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=Twitter to Revoke 'Legacy' Verified Badges in April, Leaving Only Paying Subscribers With Blue Check-Marks |url=https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-revokes-legacy-verification-blue-checkmarks-april-1235561515/ |website=Variety |date=March 23, 2023 |access-date=March 24, 2023 |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330193235/https://variety.com/2023/digital/news/twitter-revokes-legacy-verification-blue-checkmarks-april-1235561515/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The change was originally scheduled for April 1, 2023, but was delayed to April 20, 2023, following criticism of the changes.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goswami |first=Rohan |title=Twitter finally removes legacy verification check marks |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/twitter-finally-removes-legacy-verification-checkmarks.html |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=CNBC |date=April 20, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425065451/https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/20/twitter-finally-removes-legacy-verification-checkmarks.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Musk also announced plans for the "For You" timeline to prioritize verified accounts and user followers only beginning April 15, 2023, and threatened to only allow verified users to participate in polls (although the latter change has yet to occur).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says verified Twitter accounts are now prioritized, whatever that means |url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |access-date=April 25, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425091238/https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref> Effective April 21, 2023, Twitter requires companies to participate in the verified organizations program in order to purchase advertising on the platform, although companies that spend at least $1,000 on advertising per-month automatically receive membership in the program at no additional cost.<ref name="Sawers-2023" /> From April 25, 2023, verified users are now prioritized in replies to tweets.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schroeder |first=Stan |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Elon Musk says verified Twitter accounts are now prioritized, whatever that means |url=https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |access-date=April 30, 2023 |website=Mashable |language=en |archive-date=April 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425091238/https://mashable.com/article/twitter-verified-accounts-prioritized-elon-musk |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Kaustubh-2023">{{Cite news |date=March 20, 2023 |title=Twitter to prioritise replies from followed and verified users |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/twitter-to-prioritise-replies-from-followed-and-verified-users/articleshow/98812436.cms |access-date=July 21, 2023 |issn=0971-8257 |archive-date=July 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230721220058/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/gadgets-news/twitter-to-prioritise-replies-from-followed-and-verified-users/articleshow/98812436.cms |url-status=live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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