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

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

Axios

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.

ABC News

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.

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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

The Independent UK

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.

Cinemablend

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

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Xbox confirms players can no longer post screenshots directly to Twitter

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

GamesRadar

Shelf censorship at my library’s sin bin

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

The Guardian - UK

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.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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

Daily Mirror

Crowdsourcing #safety: How Twitter is helping civilians in Sudan

A civilian network organised mainly through Twitter is helping Sudanese people where aid groups cannot.

Al Jazeera

Emergency alert test comes early to thousands of phones as people 'jump out of their skin'

A large media campaign warned phone-owners the alarm would sound at 3pm - leaving some people startled when it came through early, and some claim they still haven't received it

Bristol Post

Ian McKellen, David Mitchell and more call out ‘madness’ as ‘blue ticks’ reinstated days after removal

Ricky Gervais, David Mitchell, Jason Alexander and Andy Murray have also voiced their confusion

The Independent UK

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Manchester Evening News

Rylan told he's a 'chosen one' over Twitter blue tick mystery as he says he's ill and it's stressing him out

The BBC Radio 2 presenter was one of the celebs walking up to find that their blue tick was back

Windows Central

Microsoft News Roundup: Surface Go on ARM, Windows 10X on Surface Duo, Diablo 4 Server Slam, and more

This we shared an exclusive report about two new Surface devices and saw Windows 10X run on both screens of a Surface Duo, and that's just the tip of the iceberg.

Manchester Evening News

Martin Lewis explains how he kept Twitter blue tick as fans unfollow his account

Martin previously explained why he felt 'obliged' to pay for his Twitter Blue subscription

Daily Mirror

Gary Neville in Twitter argument after his blue tick 'reappears' without him paying

Manchester United icon Gary Neville hit back at Twitter users after some claimed he had signed up for the Twitter Blue subscription service to get his blue tick back

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France 24

India arrests Sikh separatist leader Amritpal Singh after month-long manhunt

Indian police arrested Sunday a firebrand Sikh separatist after a month-long manhunt that sparked protests and vandalism among the diaspora in Britain, Canada and the United States.

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Six months later the iPhone's Dynamic Island is still deserted — is a fix coming?

Over six months after the Dynamic Island replaced the notch on the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, Apple’s much-vaunted new UI/UX element remains deserted and offers little value.

Sports Illustrated

Patrick Mahomes Pleaded With Elon Musk to Restore His Blue Check on Twitter and It Worked

Two-Time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes sees his Twitter verification return after simply asking Elon Musk to return it.

Cinemablend

Fans React After Blue Checkmark Brouhaha Between Stephen King And Elon Musk Goes Viral

Elon Musk is reportedly paying for Stephen King's blue check mark after he complained about it.

Fortune

Elon Musk weighs in on campaign to block Twitter accounts that still have blue check mark after legacy purge

This week Twitter fulfilled Musk's vow to purge legacy check marks—making users paying for the mark easier to identify and block.

The Independent UK

Only 28 legacy verified users signed up for Twitter Blue hours after Elon Musk took away their checkmarks

Musk got rid of legacy verification on Thursday

Salon

AI supercharging misinformation's spread

Conspiracy theories, spam, and misinformation online will only get worse with the advent of AI chatbots

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