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Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Cristiano Ronaldo (Image Credit: Twitter)
India and Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and several other cricketers have lost their Twitter legacy badges. For the unversed, it was a service for famous celebrities to identify their official Twitter handles. Since Elon Musk's takeover of the micro-blogging website, one thing which has concerned celebrities across the globe is his idea of charging for identification badges.
He cited the company's lack of revenue over the last few years. On the other hand, celebrities (sports or entertainment) have opposed the idea. They have always felt that it is their right to have a Blue Badge without having to pay a fee every month. The monthly fees for different badges (Blue for individuals, Gold for companies, and entities, and grey for government officials).
Meanwhile, a few hours before celebrities across the globe lost their Blue Badges, 'Twitter Verified' announced the change in the company's policy over this.
On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks. To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOpLp
Organizations can sign up for https://t.co/RlN5BbuGA3…
— Twitter Verified (@verified) March 23, 2023
Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks
Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing legacy verified checkmarks. To remain verified on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue here: https://t.co/gzpCcwOXAX
Organizations can sign up for Verified Organizations here: https://t.co/YtPVNYypHU
— Twitter Verified (@verified) April 19, 2023
Now, cricketers such as Sharma, Kohli, MS Dhoni, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, etc have lost their badges. On the other hand, Ronaldo and other football players have also lost their badges.
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Apart from this, some of the star casts of the world-famous Netflix series, Lucifer have also lost their Blue badges. It will be interesting to see how they react on the matter.
#BlueCheckMark Here is what we feel about this. I know I will get a lot of stick for my initial take on this. I am in agreement with the idea of the platform handing verified badges to people who are willing to pay. pic.twitter.com/Nm9VXpMoDW
— Lucifer Parody 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 (@parody_lucifer) April 20, 2023