Elon Musk removed blue checkmarks from Twitter accounts of celebrities who didn’t pay $8 per month for Twitter Blue. The badges were reinstated for many users, including deceased celebrities

 Elon Musk removed blue checkmarks from Twitter accounts of celebrities who didn’t pay $8 per month for Twitter Blue. The badges were reinstated for many users, including deceased celebrities. The blue tick now indicates that the account is verified because the user is subscribed to Twitter Blue and has verified their phone number, implying they are paying subscribers. Actor Charlie Sheen begged Musk to restore his blue tick and it was returned to him.