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Twitter quietly drops $8 paid verification; “tricking people not OK,” Musk says — ArsTechnica

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Users began reporting that the option to pay $7.99 for a Twitter Blue subscription had disappeared, while others who had been verified previously found that their “Official” blue checkmarks had been reinstated, writes Ashley Belanger.

Here is the link: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/

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