Elon Musk Announces Final Date For Removal Of Free Twitter Verification

By Bintu Jidda
Kanempress
13th April 2023

Twitter CEO, Elon Musk, has set the final date to remove free verified Twitter accounts for April 20, 2023.

Musk stated this via his Twitter account, @Elonmusk, on Tuesday.

He tweeted: “Final date for removing legacy Blue checks is 4/20.”

Before Musk acquired the micro-blogging platform, verified Twitter users do not pay to get verified nor pay for a monthly subscription to renew their verifications.

Twitter in March announced through its ‘Verified Twitter’ handle (handle that takes care of verification), that it would from April 1, 2023, begin the removal of all legacy blue checks, but the date wasn’t enforced and another date was yesterday announced by Musk.

“On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks.

“To keep your blue checkmark on Twitter, individuals can sign up for Twitter Blue.”

The tweets were accompanied by links to subscribe to the premium program.