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This comes on the back of legacy checkmarks, a sign for verified accounts on Twitter, being purged by the social media site..
Musk had announced that the legacy ticks would begin disappearing 4/20 onwards.ETtech..
In what seems to be another twist in Twitters Blue tick saga, Elon Musks micro-blogging site has restored blue checks for select accounts, without them subscribing to the service...
Earlier this month, Musk had tweeted that the legacy blue verification checks on Twitter will be removed by April 20..
Musks chosen date to remove legacy Blue ticks, 4/20 is not the first time the Twitter CEO has shown his affinity towards the number 420, a slang term used in cannabis culture for marijuana consumption...
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