Twitter’s chaotic handling of the Blue Tick verification system has made headlines once more. Initially, the microblogging site withdrew the verified symbol from the majority of accounts and began charging users for it.
However, it later offered the Blue Tick for free to accounts with at least one million followers, leaving many users unhappy and unsatisfied owing to Twitter’s inconsistent policy.
Twitter’s recent decision to authenticate the accounts of deceased celebrities such as Sushant Singh Rajput, Sidharth Shukla, Kobe Bryant, Norm Macdonald, Anthony Bourdain, Chadwick Boseman, and Michael Jackson has complicated the situation. These confirmed accounts now say that the user is a Twitter Blue subscriber who has verified their phone number.
Many Twitter users have expressed their displeasure with the current scenario. They say that the Blue Tick should be free, as it was previously, and that they do not require access to the Blue subscription’s premium features. Some people have even refused to pay for the Blue Tick, believing it should be a free service.
Amitabh Bachchan, the actor, recently made a public request on Twitter that the corporation promptly restore his Blue Tick, which he claimed to have paid for. He later realised, however, that Twitter takes time to validate an account, even if the user has paid the $8 price.
Amitabh Bachchan responded with a mocking post, pleading with Twitter to return his Blue Tick and even offering to go to his knees and touch the company’s feet if required. His account was eventually verified, but the actor questioned Twitter’s Blue Tick policy, wondering why the company did not grant him the verification for free given that he has over 48 million followers.
For many users, Twitter’s implementation of the Blue Tick verification method has been uneven and unpleasant. The latest move to validate the accounts of deceased celebrities has exacerbated the issue, leaving some users perplexed as to why they are being charged for a service that others enjoy for free.
