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Far-right Britain First party given Twitter gold tick

Verification mark granted to account that was suspended in 2017 but reinstated following takeover by Elon Musk last year

The Guardian - UK

Twitter Verification Reappears, but Some Disavow Musk’s Mark

Celebrities and other high-profile Twitter users are once again being verified by the social media platform and they don't know why the blue check marks reappeared — nor do they seem too happy about it. Twitter removed the blue marks last week from accounts that don’t pay a monthly fee.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Twitter gave a gold check to a bogus, racial-slur-spewing Disney Junior account

Twitter’s paid verification scheme becomes a full-blown liability.

Fortune

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Twitter's blue checkmark farce is hilarious (and borderline illegal)

Twitter’s handing out blue checkmarks like they’re candy right now, upsetting just about everyone — including those in receipt of them.

iMore

Meat bans and milk obsessions: are real-life CEOs as weird as Succession’s Lukas Matsson?

Succession’s Lukas Matsson isn’t the first kooky CEO, nor will he be the last

Evening Standard

Supreme Court takes social media cases with echoes of Trump

The Supreme Court will decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts

The Independent UK

Xbox Twitter share disabled as Microsoft sidesteps Elon Musk's new API pricing

Microsoft drops Twitter support as the platform's new pricing comes into effect, and Musk looks set to retaliate

Daily Mirror

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US court mulls free speech and if officials can block critics on social media

The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider if the first amendment bars government officials from blocking their critics on social media.

The New Daily

Martin Lewis issues pensions warning to anyone who has been divorced

The financial guru took to Twitter to warn people of a simple mistake which may impact their pension should they be getting a divorce.

Chronicle Live

Twitter verifies previously banned far-right party Britain First as ‘official organisation’

Party leader Paul Golding who was jailed in 2018 for hate crimes against Muslims has also had his account verified

The Independent UK

Twitter fueled run on Silicon Valley Bank, new paper finds

Social media-fueled bank runs are a new risk to the financial system, and regulators don't know yet how to manage them.

Axios

Twitter’s identity crisis risks broadcaster exodus

News organizations have been hit with the “Government-funded media” label (and others similar) - and many of them are unhappy.

TechRadar

‘I want a verified account’: Susanna Reid defends paying for Twitter Blue subscription

‘GMB’ host explained why she kept her blue tick on Twitter

The Independent UK

Schadenfreude, Anyone? Long Enslaved Media Biz Revels as Suddenly Vulnerable Google Gets Its Butt Kicked in AI (Bloom)

Previously invincible Google has long had a stranglehold on things like digital news and advanced advertising, but Microsoft's ChatGPT advances threaten that hegemony

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Axios

"Verified" becomes a badge of dishonor after Twitter checkmark confusion

Accounts of late celebrities including Chadwick Boseman have been marked "subscribed to Twitter Blue."

ABC News

Twitter appears to give blue tick verification to dead users including celebrities Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman and Chester Bennington

Elon Musk's revamp of Twitter's blue tick service hits another hurdle as it emerges that several dead celebrities and other high-profile users appear to have been signed up to the verification service.

Tribune News Service

Stephen King, Elon Musk trade tweets over author’s unwanted Twitter Blue subscription

Another chapter in Stephen King’s Twitter verification saga unfolded over the weekend as the author exchanged tense tweets with Elon Musk.

The Independent UK

Elon Musk is verifying dead people’s Twitter accounts in bid to spread blue checks

It is unclear if this is simply another ‘trolling’ stunt by Mr Musk

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Cinemablend

As Elon Musk Gets Called Out Paying For Covering Stars’ Blue Checks, Charlie Sheen Is Singing A Different Tune

Charlie Sheen's reaction to Elon Musk's restoration of Twitter checks stands apart from the pack.

The Guardian - UK

Twitter restores ‘blue tick’ free of charge to celebrities in U-turn

Decision to reinstate ‘verified’ status without distinguishing paid-for from free users prompts criticism for ‘false advertising’

The Independent UK

Twitter verifies previously banned far-right party Britain First as ‘official organisation’

Party leader Paul Golding was jailed in 2018 for hate crimes against Muslims

GamesRadar

Xbox confirms players can no longer post screenshots directly to Twitter

"You can still share your favorite moments via the Xbox app", though

The Guardian - UK

Shelf censorship at my library’s sin bin

Brief letters: Unsuitable books | Voter ID | Bath partners | Twitter ticks | Million pound downsizing

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jalen Williams reacts to losing his blue checkmark on Twitter

Jalen Williams was one of several users who lost their blue checkmark this past week.

Daily Mirror

Taylor Swift fans in hysterics as Swiftie 'spots famous Hollywood actor' on-stage

Taylor Swift is currently touring America for her sold-out The Eras Tour, and last night fans were in hysterics when a fellow Swifte 'spotted' a famous Hollywood actor on-stage

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