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Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk's most despised news organizations. The removal comes as many of Twitter’s high-profile users are bracing for the loss of the blue check marks that helped verify their identity and distinguish them from impostors on the social media platform. Musk, who owns Twitter, set a deadline of Saturday for verified users to buy a premium Twitter subscription or lose the checks on their profiles. The Times said in a story Thursday that it would not pay Twitter for verification of...

Sounds like they were secretly lining their own pockets I can confirm this.I was offered verification in June of 2015 as I was an author and speaker.The price I was told, was $13k.Obviously, I couldn't afford it and continued on.Elon bought a crime scene and now people are finding out just how bad it was. https://t.co/5qUDIUZYOs— Brenden Dilley (@WarlordDilley) November 6, 2022

Twitter employees were selling verification for upwards of $15,000. For certain accounts, mine included, they would refuse to verify you through the standard application and then privately offer to verify you for $$ behind the scenes.

He’s not leaving. They all threaten but they need this platform

Twitter posthumously stripped Andrew Breitbart of his account’s verified status. The Twitter account of Breitbart, who passed away in March of 2012, no longer contains a blue checkmark. Archived webpages of the legendary conservative journalist’s Twitter, however, show that his account had the symbol through at least January 11th, 2021. The following archive of Breitbart’s Twitter page, from February 20th, 2021, lacks a checkmark next to his name.