X (formerly Twitter) decides to abolish the 'function to hide the blue check mark,' and users who were forced to use the mark lament



X (formerly Twitter) distributes 'blue check marks' to paid subscription plan subscribers. Until now, it was possible to hide the blue check mark, but it has been revealed that the 'function to hide the blue check mark' will be abolished in the future, and users have criticized that 'the blue check mark that was forced on them will no longer be able to be removed.'

X won't let users hide their blue checks anymore
https://www.engadget.com/x-wont-let-users-hide-their-blue-checks-anymore-222938703.html

X's Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/4/11/24127906/x-premium-users-can-no-longer-hide-their-blue-checks

X distributes a 'blue check mark' to paid subscription plan subscribers, and you can tell whether or not a user is a member of a subscription plan by the presence or absence of this blue check mark. This mark is displayed next to the name by default, but you can hide it as an option .

In the past, the blue check mark was a symbol of influential celebrities on Twitter, but now it is a symbol of 'paying for X' that anyone can get if they subscribe to a paid subscription plan. Many users who focus on impression generation also wear the blue check mark, so many users hide their blue check mark out of embarrassment at being identified as the same kind of person.

In April 2024, subscription plans were made available free of charge to well-known accounts that did not subscribe to paid subscriptions. This caused the blue check mark to be displayed even for non-paying users. Some accounts were averse to the idea of 'pushing the blue check mark' and hid the blue check mark so that it could not be seen.

Elon Musk gives free blue checkmarks to famous accounts on X (formerly Twitter), a nuisance for pushing badges - GIGAZINE



However, on April 11, 2024, some users reported that paid X subscription subscribers began receiving notifications stating that the ability to hide X's blue check mark would be discontinued.



'Elon has removed the ability to hide the check mark on Twitter. From now on I'll have to wear it as a badge of honor and shame,' one user wrote.



Another user wrote, '1: Make fun of previously verified users. 2: Watch as the checkmark gets devalued by idiots and scammers. 3: Try to restore status by putting the checkmark back on previously verified users. 4: Get angry as many people hide their checkmarks out of embarrassment. 5: (Remove the ability to hide the checkmark)' to explain X's treatment of the blue checkmark.



Prominent software architect Grady Booch strongly criticized X's policy, saying, 'I don't pay X. I don't ask for a premium plan. I don't want the embarrassment of having to put a blue check mark on my account.'



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