‘Time to get a real job’ verified users joke as Twitter axes blue-ticks

In order to keep their checkmark, accounts will have to subscribe to Twitter Blue, which includes a monthly fee, the site said

Twitter has announced it will be removing its legacy verified checkmarks on April 1, prompting blue-ticked users to joke it is time “to get a real job” (PA)

Twitter said it will remove its legacy verified checkmarks on April 1 – prompting blue-ticked users to joke it is time for them “to get a real job”.

The platform said it will “begin winding down our legacy verified programme”, a feature that generally covers most verified accounts who are not government officials or official organisations, meaning musicians, actors, journalists, authors and more will lose their tick.