Last Update: April 21, 2023, 09:52 AM IST
The legacy blue checks were supposed to expire on April 1, but Twitter owner Elon Musk moved the end date to April 20.
The old blue checkmarks were previously given free of charge to journalists, public officials and celebrities as a measure against impersonation and spam.
Salman Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Virat Kohli and the Pope, among others, have all lost their Twitter blue ticks. From the biggest stars of Bollywood to sports personalities and even the country’s biggest political party BJP has suffered the same fate thanks to Elon Musk.
Legacy blue checkmarks were previously given free of charge to journalists, public officials and celebrities as a measure against impersonation and spam.
However, Twitter officially discontinued the legacy blue checkmark on April 20, 2022, under the ownership of Elon Musk. Twitter now restricts verification marks to paid users, businesses, government entities and officials only.
Here are the top Indian celebrities and organizations who lost Twitter blue:
Bollywood stars
legacy azure was no longer showing up on accounts Bollywood Stars including Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone.
sports celebrities
Sportspersons, both former and present, including cricketer Virat Kholi and tennis legend Sania Meera lost their blue ticks. Cricket fable Sachin Tendulkar Not even spared.
politicians and parties
international statistics
High-profile users who lost blue checks on Thursday included Pope Francis, Oprah Winfrey and former US President Donald Trump.
now what
For users who still had their Blue check on Thursday, a popup message indicated that the account “is verified because they’ve subscribed to Twitter Blue and verified their phone number.”
Verifying a phone number simply means that the person has a phone number and has verified that they have access to it — it does not verify the person’s identity.
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