Celebrities insist they will not pay for Twitter as blue ticks reappear

Dara O'Briain on stage at Live at the Marquee, Cork last Friday.

Celebrities and owners of high-profile Twitter accounts have insisted they will not pay for the blue verified check marks that have reappeared on their profiles.

Many public figures have distanced themselves from verification on Twitter since the platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk announced that legacy blue ticks would be removed from the site on April 20 – leaving only those who had paid for a subscription.