Last Update: April 21, 2023, 5:09 pm IST
Sachin Tendulkar Official Account Confirmed (Twitter)
A Twitter user had asked Sachin Tendulkar how a fan would now know which is his real official account.
Several celebrities lost their ‘blue ticks’ on the social media platform Twitter late on Thursday night. Sachin Tendulkar, arguably the greatest cricketer in the history of the game, was one of them.
During an online question and answer session on the platform, ‘#AskSachin’, a user asked the veteran cricketer that how would a fan now know which is his real official account.
“Now that you don’t have the blue tick, how can we be sure that you are the real Sachin Tendulkar?” the user asked.
Sachin quote-tweeted: “As of now, this is my blue tick verification!”
India’s top sports stars including Sachin Tendulkar have lost the blue checkmark that helped verify their identity on micro-blogging site Twitter.
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Legacy blue checkmarks were previously given free of charge to journalists, public officials and celebrities as a measure against impersonation and spam on social media platforms.
Twitter, which was taken over by the business magnate and CEO of Tesla Elon Musk Last year, however, on Thursdays blue ticks were removed from accounts that did not pay the monthly subscription for the service.
“Tomorrow, 4/20, we are removing the legacy verified checkmark,” the official Twitter verified account tweeted on Wednesday.
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Apart from the aforementioned Sachin, World Cup-winning captain MS Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, two-time Olympic medalist shuttler PV Sindhu, Olympic medalists Saina Nehwal, Neeraj Chopra and Bajrang Punia, wrestler Vinesh Phogat, two-time world boxing champion Nikhat Zareen, Sania Mirza, Indian football team captain Sunil Chhetri, men’s hockey goalkeeper PR Sreejesh were among the Indian sports icons who lost their blue ticks.
Tennis legends Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, footballers Cristiano Ronaldo and Kylian Mbappe, and basketball legend Stephen Curry are also no longer “verified” on the social media platform.
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From now on, only individuals and organizations that pay for a premium Twitter Blue subscription will receive verified credentials on their profiles.
Twitter Blue subscription is available for a monthly fee of Rs 650 on web and Rs 900 on mobile devices.
(with inputs from agencies)
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