After the announcement of Elon Musk, the microblogging site has started removing free ‘Blue Ticks’ (Those who have not paid for the Blue Tick plan) from verified accounts on Twitter. Blue Ticks of many celebrities including cricket legends like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma have been removed from Twitter in India. Let us tell you that on April 12, Musk announced the removal of blue Ticks from the verified accounts. He said that from April 20, the Blue Tick mark would be removed from the verified accounts. Musk said that if Blue Tick is required, then it will have to be paid every month. After this, the fans reacted on Twitter.
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The blue tick was initially a way of protecting well-known people from impersonation and tackling misinformation – but it has now become something anyone can pay for and acquire it.
