Elon Musk provides update on who will keep blue tick ahead of Twitter’s looming verification rollback

Twitter owner Elon Musk on Friday gave further details on which users would keep their blue checkmarks once the platform begins revoking legacy verified badges in April, a much-maligned move purportedly designed to increase trust in the platform as it rolls out its new paid for verification system worldwide.

Any Twitter account linked to a verified organization will be “automatically verified,” Musk tweeted on Friday.

On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks.

— Twitter Verified (@verified) March 23, 2023

Musk’s announcement comes as Twitter prepares to finally dismantle its “legacy” verified program, which on Thursday it said will begin “winding down” on April 1.

While Musk has made his intention to do away with legacy verified accounts clear, the legacy system has remained in place for months following the platform’s disastrous early attempts to introduce paid verification.

Musk has been saying the rollback of legacy accounts has been just around the corner since taking control of Twitter last October