Days after Elon Musk’s Twitter purged blue check marks from VIP users and ... For still others, it is a suckers’ mark, a symbol of gullibility and subservience. “So, how do all the Musk ...

One of those features is the blue check mark icon that previously ... As the blue check transformed into a symbol of paying for a subscription to X, it also became a target of mockery and became ...

hardline extremist political views and the polarizing nature of Musk’s shadow over the global technology landscape have given the check mark symbol a negative connotation among many X users.

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 ...

Like the other icons on your Android phone's screen, the symbols next to these messages serve as indicators, providing you ...

By Brian X. Chen and Ryan Mac ... have been bestowed the symbol. Now that is changing. Starting on Saturday, many Twitter accounts will lose the check mark under modifications being made by ...

Since then, the check mark has become a somewhat contentious symbol. For public figures, including celebrities and journalists, it is a way to confirm that users are in fact who they claim to be.