Starting Wednesday, the social network now named X began restoring the blue checks to popular users who aren’t paying for them — and mostly don’t want them. Users with large followings were ...

This week, some users on Elon Musk’s X found a surprise waiting for them when they logged in: a blue check mark. “As an influential member of the community on X, we’ve given you a compliment ...

Blue checks also assured a journalist’s followers that the story they shared was a real article from the paper and not a hoax. The blue check system wasn’t a cure-all for fraud, lies ...

Some users have been re-verified on X for being a "notable" account and given a blue check. This seems to be for users who have over 2,500 paid verified followers. But does it seem uncool?