Ah, Twitter. What can I say in regards to the social media platform today? From massive data leaks to banning third-party clients, it’s a spot the place chaos thrives. Well, Twitter has added one thing else to the roster now. The firm just lately introduced that it’ll begin eradicating “legacy verified checkmarks” on April 1st, the largest day of the yr for pranksters and evil doers. It’s weirdly becoming, no? This announcement arrives sizzling on the heels of Twitter Blue subscriptions rolling out on a global scale.

These “legacy checkmarks” are the verification badges that had been beneath Twitter’s former guidelines (previous to CEO Elon Musk’s takeover). If you need to preserve your checkmark, you’ll must subscribe to the Twitter Blue, which prices $8 a month or $84 a yr. Special options embody the flexibility to edit or undo your Tweets, compose Tweets that exceed the same old 280 characters, and extra. Is it well worth the extra price? Well, that’s so that you can resolve. Personally, it’s not.

This bit of reports isn’t all that stunning. Musk has been speaking about eliminating the “legacy verified checkmarks” for fairly a while now. Although the Twitter CEO looks like these badges got out in a “corrupt and nonsensical” approach, they’re really fairly helpful, as they’re indicator of an genuine account. The outdated verification badges had been typically utilized by celebrities, manufacturers, and journalists. Government accounts can apply for a gray checkmark here.

April Fools Day is an actual daring alternative, although. Some of you might be questioning if Musk is simply trolling his followers. The thought had crossed my thoughts, too. At this level, it’s solely potential, particularly as a result of Musk likes to incorporate the numbers 69 and 420 in his enterprise. That stated, the announcement did come from the Twitter Verified account. So, it must be reliable, proper? Only time will inform.