Twitter blue checkmarks now require paid subscription

UNITED STATES (WDEF) — The talk on social media today is who is losing their blue checkmark on Twitter. The social media site started requiring people pay for their Twitter verification on Thursday.

To keep the verification, individuals must sign up for Twitter Blue.

Here are some accounts choosing to keep their checkmarks.

  • Marjorie Taylor Greene
  • Jason Aldean
  • Georgia Coach Kirby Smart
  • Tennessee Coach Josh Heupel
  • Donald Trump, Jr.
  • HARDY
  • Mr. Beast
  • Joe Rogan
  • Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
  • Khloe Kardashian

The university football coaches’ accounts are paid for by the university system.

And here are some accounts not keeping that blue check.

  • Kane Brown
  • Lauren Alaina
  • News 12’s Andrew Harrison
  • Mayor Tim Kelly
  • Mayor Weston Wamp
  • Usher
  • Samuel L. Jackson
  • Vonn Bell
  • Dolly Parton
  • Bill Gates
  • Kim Kardashian

More public figures did not keep it.

News 12 employees are losing theirs as well.

 

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