Twitter Blue Users Could Soon be Able Hide ‘Badge of Shame’ Amid Heavy Trolling

Twitter might be testing an option to let its blue tick buyers choose if they wish to display their verification badges or hide it. As Twitter gears up to remove legacy blue ticks starting April 1, it is rolling out more profile customisation features for people who have paid to get their blue ticks as part of the Twitter Blue plan. Under the leadership of its CEO Elon Musk, Twitter began offering blue ticks for sale last year.

As spotted by reverse engineer Alessandro Paluzzi, Twitter Blue users would soon be able to choose if they wish to show their blue ticks or keep them concealed.

Paluzzi shared a screenshot of the feature, which currently looks under trial, with his followers on the micro-blogging platform.

Regardless of what users choose, all Twitter Blue users are expected to still be able to utilise the special features that come bundled with the blue tick, including longer tweets and the option to edit published posts.

This could also save Twitter's paid users from the heavy trolling that have been coming their way for buying a verification badge. Some have even called the iconic Twitter blue tick the ‘badge of shame'.

As of now, Twitter has not officially disclosed details around the launch of this feature.

The blue check mark — previously free for verified accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists, and other public figures — was put on sale last year to grow Twitter revenue.

Buying a blue tick on Twitter costs Rs. 900 per month in India. In the US, it is priced at $8 (roughly Rs. 660) on the monthly basis.

In order to give special features and benefits to only paid subscribers, Twitter has decided to pull back the blue ticks that were issued upon legitimate verification before Musk stepped into the picture.

The company plans to keep loading the Twitter Blue subscription with more features to make it enticing for people to buy.

In January 2023, for instance, Musk had said that a higher priced subscription of the social media platform will not carry advertisements.