https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/04/x-blue-ticks-verified-status-free-elon-musk > Elon Musk’s firm reverses policy of insisting on payment for ‘verified status’ – embarrassing some beneficiaries > Elon Musk has reversed one of his most notorious decisions since taking over X, the social network better known as Twitter, and started bestowing blue ticks on the site’s most-followed users – whether they want them or not.