Fri. Jul 5th, 2024

Elon Caves, Gives Blue Checks Back to Twitter’s Biggest Celebs<!-- wp:html --><p>Aly Song/Reuters</p> <p>After approximately two days of <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/obsessed/twitter-blue-checkmark-purge-which-celebs-are-still-verified">purging “legacy checkmarks,”</a> Twitter CEO Elon Musk appears to be waving the white flag.</p> <p>Across Twitter on Saturday, some of the platform’s biggest names, from Stephen King to Chrissy Teigen, expressed surprise when their fickle checkmarks suddenly reappeared.</p> <p>“Friends told me my blue verified check was restored. Dont know why. I've paid nothing. I gave no number,” tweeted <em>Seinfeld </em>star Jason Alexander.</p> <p><a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-backs-off-legacy-checkmark-purge-re-verifies-platforms-biggest-celebs">Read more at The Daily Beast.</a></p><!-- /wp:html -->

Aly Song/Reuters

After approximately two days of purging “legacy checkmarks,” Twitter CEO Elon Musk appears to be waving the white flag.

Across Twitter on Saturday, some of the platform’s biggest names, from Stephen King to Chrissy Teigen, expressed surprise when their fickle checkmarks suddenly reappeared.

“Friends told me my blue verified check was restored. Dont know why. I’ve paid nothing. I gave no number,” tweeted Seinfeld star Jason Alexander.

Read more at The Daily Beast.

By