You can’t hide the embarrassing blue check mark on X anymore
Twitter is eliminating the ability for X Premium users to hide their verification badge, as a once symbol of status on Twitter has now become a receipt for paid promoted posts, according to a notification sent to users on Thursday.
“The function to hide your verification badge for X Premium will soon disappear,” read a notification sent to X users on Thursday night. to manage their X Premium features.”
X’s blue verification badges have changed quite frequently over the past year. Last week, Musk reinstated an old Twitter policy. “a system of lords and peasants for who has or doesn’t have a blue badge” in 2022, shortly before asking users to pay $8 per month for premium features that were previously free. Nearly two years later, X is now doing both automatically and improving content while allowing people.
When Musk automatically gave blue verification badges to popular X users last week, the platform. Users quickly revealed that they did not pay, and would never pay, for the feature. People quickly searched for settings to hide this blue verification badge, marking a final downfall for Twitter’s old verification service. While blue checks were once a highly regarded mark of internet fame, it is now a sign of support for the controversial and billionaire platform owner.
The feature to hide blue badges was introduced in August 2023. The policy aimed to encourage people to purchase X Premium without the shame that comes with their blue verification badge. However, the “hidden status” feature will soon disappear, presumably less than a year later.
Now, many high-status X users with blue badges face a tough decision. They can continue using X with their blue badges, and face any scrutiny that comes with it. Or they can simply stop using the platform. It’s a move that could push many beloved X creators to the edge. Many users or other Twitter competitors.
This is a typical ultimatum from Elon Musk, where he asks people to do things his way or leave. It’s not so different from when Musk told advertisers “if they don’t like his” freedom of speech policies “, as he calls them. Or how Musk told Cybertruck owners that if they resell their vehicle in the first year. X is becoming more and more Elon Musk’s sandbox, where you play by his rules or the highway.
