Twitter has recently removed the blue tick verification from the accounts of several notable individuals including Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Sachin Tendulkar, and others. This move came after the microblogging platform announced that blue ticks will now only be displayed on accounts that have paid for the service. The decision was made by the new CEO, Elon Musk, who stated that users will need to subscribe to Twitter Blue in order to maintain their blue tick verification. This change was implemented on April 20, and has affected many high-profile individuals in various fields such as Bollywood, sports, and politics.
Twitter has referred to the blue verification badges that were given to users before the launch of the Twitter Blue service as "legacy blue ticks". Previously, Twitter had provided these badges to celebrities, public figures, and other well-known individuals without requiring them to pay anything extra. This was done in order to verify the authenticity of these individuals' accounts and prevent fake accounts from being created in their names. However, under the new system introduced by Elon Musk, users will need to pay a monthly fee to obtain a blue tick on their account.
Anyone can now purchase a blue tick on Twitter by paying a monthly fee, regardless of whether or not they are a public figure or celebrity. In India, the price of a Twitter Blue subscription plan is Rs 900 per month on Android and iOS devices, and Rs 650 per month on the website. Alternatively, users can pay Rs 9,400 to obtain a blue tick on their account for a year. It is possible that some of the celebrities whose blue ticks have been removed from their accounts have not yet subscribed to Twitter Blue.
The blue tick verification badge has been removed from the Twitter
accounts of several celebrities in the Bollywood industry, including
Shahrukh Khan, Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Alia Bhatt, Deepika
Padukone, and Ranveer Singh. Similarly, many prominent politicians such
as Yogi Adityanath, Arvind Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi, and Priyanka Gandhi
no longer have blue ticks displayed on their accounts. Additionally,
several well-known sports figures, including Sachin Tendulkar, Virat
Kohli, Saina Nehwal, Sania Mirza, Rohit Sharma, and Sourav Ganguly, have
also lost their Twitter blue ticks.