The Margin Twitter’s blue-check-mark drama gets stupider over the weekend Many popular but unpaid accounts have their check marks restored against their will — or even despite their deaths ...

Elon Musk addresses Twitter controversies 01:59. The rollout of Twitter's paid blue check mark, which now costs $8 a month after previously being free, could become a case study in business ...

And then, more bizarrely, it emerged that famous people who were definitely in no position to pay for Twitter Blue — because they’re dead — had also been given a complementary blue check.

The blue check mark has long been a cultural inkblot of sorts. ... Twitter auto-replied to The Washington Post with another symbol that’s become emblematic of Musk’s reign: a poop emoji.

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify ...

Twitter’s blue check mark was once a coveted status symbol. Now, some users are calling it “the dreaded mark” or that “stinking badge.” Last week, Twitter began stripping the ...

The blue check mark would come along with membership. ... He added a rat emoji to his display name on Twitter and encouraged other users to do the same.

Shatner, known for his irreverent humor, also tagged Musk with a complaint about the promised changes. “I’ve been here for 15 years giving my (clock emoji) & witty thoughts all for bupkis ...

While Twitter prepares to remove legacy blue check marks on April 1, celebrities like William Shatner and Monica Lewinsky are expressing concerns about the CEO's move.

Twitter owner Elon Musk, left, is pictured in San Francisco, California, on January 24, 2023, while former President Donald Trump, right, is shown in New York City on April 13, 2023.

William Shatner, Monica Lewinsky and other prolific Twitter commentators — some household names, others little-known journalists — could soon be losing the blue check marks that helped verify ...

Twitter celebs balk at paying Elon Musk for blue check mark Published: Mar. 27, 2023, 12:59 p.m. FILE - A Twitter logo hangs outside the company's offices in San Francisco, on Dec. 19, 2022.