Six months into Elon Musk's Twitter: The fall of verification and birth of Twitter Blue in one very long chart | CNN Business

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Six months into Elon Musk’s Twitter, here’s a look back at the rise and fall of Twitter’s blue badge in one very long chart

Once given out to authenticate a limited number of accounts from celebrities, government agencies and media organizations, the coveted check mark is now available for purchase through the company’s subscription service, Twitter Blue. The result: more checks and more confusion. There were at least 550,000 Twitter Blue subscribers as of April 23, just days after Musk stripped all users of legacy blue checks, according to estimates provided to CNN by Travis Brown, a Berlin-based software developer.

He eliminated over 80% of its staff and reshaped the site’s policies, drawing criticism for the impact these moves could have on safety and transparency. Many top advertisers have left the platform, and Musk valued it last month at around $20 billion, less than half of what he paid for it. But one of Musk’s boldest and biggest changes has been Twitter Blue.

 

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