A first attempt at launching the feature on iPhone saw an embarrassing spate of fake accounts that scared advertisers.
Image: Shutterstock/pnm-stock TWITTER BOSS ELON Musk has postponed the relaunch of paid verification on the platform, extending a suspension he previously said would end this month.
“Holding off relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation,” Musk tweeted yesterday.Early this month, Musk said the relaunch of Twitter’s paid subscription service would include account authentication, arguing the plan would upend the platform’s “current lords & peasants system” and create a new revenue stream for the company.
Twitter suspended paid verification and reinstated the gray “official” badge on accounts belonging to public figures and major organizations. Before Musk acquired Twitter, the platform offered free identity verification for organizations and public figures, while Twitter Blue offered unrelated customization features.
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