Twitter on Thursday began removing legacy blue checkmarks from user profiles, with famous people including pop icon Beyonce, Microsoft Corp co-founder Bill Gates and Portuguese soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo losing their verified statuses.
Pope Francis, who lost the blue tick earlier on Thursday, was later given the grey verification checkmark by Twitter.Some personalities such as basketball star LeBron James and author Stephen King still had their checkmarks.
Among those losing their badges were former U.S. President Donald Trump and reality TV star Kim Kardashian. The company later offered checkmarks in other colours - gold for businesses and a grey for government and multilateral organizations and officials.
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