Many rock and metal musicians have responded after Twitter began removing blue verified checkmarks from accounts on the social media site and app Thursday (April 20), as The New York Times reported. Blue checkmarks indicate authenticity on Twitter.
It’s a move Elon Musk promised was coming not long after the magnate acquired Twitter last year.
In addition to musicians losing their verification status on the site, music journalism and other journalism outlets, including Loudwire, have also lost their blue checkmarks, called blue ticks in the U.K.
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That’s not to mention the government services and other community-based Twitter profiles, previously authenticated by the verification system once intended to communicate the authenticity of a Twitter page, that may now have to compete with imposter pages on the site. That scam on Twitter has only deepened.
What’s Going on With Twitter Checkmarks?
Under Musk’s leadership, Twitter users can apply for verification through Twitter Blue, a system for blue checkmarks that requires a fee from the person getting verified. The required amount is reportedly different based on if you’re a user or a business organization.
Meanwhile, Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton, Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, and Shinedown‘s Zach Myers are just a few of the musicians who have responded to the kerfuffle on Twitter.
Below, see those and several more rock and metal musicians’ reactions to the loss of the no-cost blue checkmark verification on Twitter.
Mark Morton, Lamb of God
Tommy Lee, Motley Crue
Zach Myers, Shinedown
Yellowcard
Chris Jericho, Fozzy
Bryan Garris, Knocked Loose
Adam Wakeman, Ozzy Osbourne
Telle Smith, The Word Alive
Joe Bonamassa
Pixies
Jeff Scott Soto
Meet Me @ the Altar
Armed for Apocalypse
YUNGBLUD
Eve 6
Ryan Downey (Rock Journalist) / M. Shadows, Avenged Sevenfold
Charli XCX (Pop Singer)
St. Vincent (Pop Singer)
Riki Rachtman (Media Personality)
The Hard Times (Satire Media Outlet)
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