Twitter restores old blue checkmarks for some prominent accounts
Other deceased celebrities’ accounts that sported the blue ticks included singer Michael Jackson, comic book artist Stan Lee and actor Chadwick Boseman, although those accounts have been actively managed by others on their behalf.
While no reason for the reinstatements was immediately provided, Musk has previously said he is “personally paying” for the Twitter Blue subscriptions of users including basketball player Lebron James, author Stephen King, and actor William Shatner, who have criticised the paid subscriptions’ rollout.
Some found humour in the situation. “I can only assume this is a gift for all the bath pics over the years,” wrote British comedian Ricky Gervais. Another controversial change was the removal of labels describing news organizations as government-funded or state-affiliated, afterbetween Musk and organizations like the British Broadcasting Corp. and National Public Radio.
The move has come under additional scrutiny after all labels got dropped for Chinese state media like the Xinhua News Agency, or Russian government-funded RT, which have been accused of peddling disinformation in the past.Twitter, which no longer has a communications team, did not specifically respond to a request for comment. The platform has also alienated
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