Elon Musk's X Now Letting Twitter Blue Subscribers Conceal Their Checkmarks

Though celebrities received their Twitter blue checkmark returned to them totally free, many individuals nonetheless pay for the service. These customers seen {that a} “Conceal your checkmark” characteristic was lately added to the X Blue support page. 

It is not good, although, because it notes that “some locations and a few options may nonetheless reveal you may have an energetic subscription.” This is smart, as some subscription options — resembling the power to publish longer than common Tweets — could be arduous to cover. It additionally notes that “Some options might not be obtainable whereas your checkmark is hidden.” Nevertheless, the help web page doesn’t element which options could be restricted or disabled whereas the hidden mode is activated.

Ever since Musk and his group began linking verified badges to Blue subscriptions, Twitter’s acquainted checkmarks have change into some extent of competition in debates, memes, and flame wars on the platform. Including the power for Twitter Blue subscribers to cover the checkmark is nearly definitely a response to this.

Because the Musk controversies pile up, so, too, does the criticism. It is smart that X Corp. wished to supply a means for customers to help Musk and the X platform with out probably being uncovered to any ridicule stemming from the blue examine.