Elon Musk's Twitter Verification Revolution: Legacy Checkmarks Stripped from Celebrity Accounts

Tech billionaire Elon Musk has removed the blue checkmarks from several high-profile celebrity Twitter accounts, including those of Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Kim Kardashian, and K-pop supergroup Blackpink. Twitter's blue checks were once a coveted status symbol indicating an account's official verification, but Musk has now replaced the system with an $8 per month subscription service. While some celebrities have criticized Musk's new policy, others feel that the Twitter blue check exodus could lead to a "cool-kids" movement among the unverified