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Twitter has removed legacy blue verified badges from profiles not subscribed to Twitter Blue subscription..
As promised by the company owner Elon Musk earlier this month, Twitter users who got verified under the old regime will lose the coveted blue tick if they do not pay before April 20 - 4/20..
Twitter had initially planned to remove legacy verified badges from April 1, but only select users lost the blue tick from their profile...
--Currently, politicians do not have the blue tick either, but Twitter recently added a grey tick on their profiles to let users know the nature of the account..
The badge is added to the profiles of PM Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, and more.. --Old users who still want to retain their verified status have to buy a Twitter Blue subscription..
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