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Twitter has picked April Fool\u2019s Day, otherwise known as April 1, to start removing legacy blue checkmarks from the platform.<\/p>\n
Despite the significance of the day Twitter chose, the removal of legacy checkmarks has been anticipated for months now. Musk tweeted<\/a> in December that the company would remove those checks \u201cin a few months<\/a>\u201d because \u201cthe way in which they were given out was corrupt and nonsensical.\u201d<\/p>\n Since then, legacy blue checkmark holders have been seeing a pop-up when they click on their checkmark that reads, \u201cThis is a legacy verified account. It may or may not be notable<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n Before Musk acquired the company, Twitter used checkmarks to verify individuals and entities as active, authentic and notable accounts of interest. Verified checkmarks were doled out for free.<\/p>\n Today, Twitter users can purchase a blue check through the Twitter Blue subscription model for $8 per month (iOS and Android signups will cost $11 per month, due to app store costs<\/a>). There are also other checkmark colors and badges<\/a> available for purchase to denote whether an account is a business or a government, for example.<\/p>\n Twitter says the purchase of a checkmark gives users access to subscriber-only features like fewer ads on their timeline, prioritized ranking in conversations, bookmark folders, and the ability to craft long tweets, edit tweets and undo tweets.<\/p>\n The news comes within hours of Twitter also announcing the availability of the Blue subscription globally<\/a>.<\/p>\n Twitter did not respond to TechCrunch\u2019s request for more information about how many users have already signed up for Twitter Blue.<\/p>\n