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Twitter began making good on its promise to remove the blue ticks from accounts that do not pay a monthly fee to keep them. AP
Twitter began making good on its promise to remove the blue ticks from accounts that do not pay a monthly fee to keep them. AP
Twitter removes blue ticks from users who don't pay
High-profile users such as the Pope and Donald Trump see their legacy verification badges removed
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The National
20 April, 2023