https://techcrunch.com/2023/04/20/twitters-legacy-blue-checkmark-era-is-officially-over/ > Twitter appears to have officially killed off its legacy blue checkmarks, one of the last remaining vestiges of the pre-Elon Musk owner era. > The legacy blue checks, which Twitter doled out to journalists, celebrities and other public officials for free to help curb impersonations and spam, were supposed to end April 1.