Twitter to start facing out legacy blue badges in April

Social platform Twitter has announced that it will start facing out its legacy blue badges on April 1, 2023.

This follows the platform's announcement last year, that users will now pay a monthly fee under Twitter Blue to have the badge (blue checkmark).

"On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks," Twitter verified said on Friday.

Going forward, Twitter users who want the verification mark will now have to reapply under Twitter Blue.

The changes came about after Elon Musk bought the company.

Under Twitter Blue, subscribers will enjoy priorities in replies, mentions and searches, which Musk said was essential to defeat spam/scams.

They will also be able to post long videos and audio and get half as many adverts.

"There will also be a secondary tag below the name for someone who is a public figure, which is already the case for politicians," Musk said.