The social network Twitter, which has been owned by Elon Musk since autumn, began to take away blue verification checkmarks from users who did not pay for the subscription.. Previously, such checkboxes were given to all verified accounts and were free.

As CNN notes, even the accounts of well-known personalities with a large number of followers on the social network, such as Kim Kardashian, Beyonce, Bill Gates, the Pope, former US President Donald Trump and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, have disappeared..

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Some government agencies, including the official account of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the accounts of some state customs and border services, were also left without blue checkmarks.. At the same time, they were not replaced by the gray checkmarks that Twitter now designates government accounts with..

CNN notes this change looks a little strange, as some accounts had blue checkmarks disappearing and then reappearing.. Some accounts with "

The innovation could create confusion and increase the risk of fake accounts. So, the US Migration Service was forced to write on its page that this is a real account, albeit without a blue checkmark.

In addition, some popular users whose accounts can now be faked may want to stop using the platform.. Shortly after the disappearance of the blue ticks, many users began to write about what they thought they were leaving Twitter..

The fact that multi-colored verification checkmarks will appear on the social network became known in November. The color indicates whether the account belongs to an organization or an individual: a gold tick is for companies, a gray one is for governments, and a blue one is for individuals..