Twitter has removed legacy verified blue ticks from all accounts.

Only individual Twitter users who have verified blue checkmarks are those paying for Twitter Blue.

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Twitter Blue costs USD 8/month via the web and USD 11/month through in-app payment on iOS and Android.

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Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Yogi Adityanath, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma are among those who lost their verified blue ticks.

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Twitter announced in March that it would remove legacy verified checkmarks from accounts that Twitter had verified before Elon Musk's takeover.

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The blue tick was originally intended to protect well-known individuals from impersonation and false information.

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Twitter first introduced the blue check mark system in 2009.

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Elon Musk launched Twitter Blue within two weeks of the company's takeover last year.

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Twitter Blue offers other features such as an Undo Tweet button, Reader Mode, and customized app icons.

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Elon Musk launched Twitter Blue within two weeks of the company's takeover last year.

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