Twitter Rolls Out Grey Tick Marks For Government Accounts After Giving Companies Gold Verification Badges

Twitter has issued a grey tick mark to the handle for the Government of India

By Press Trust of India | Updated: 21 December 2022 12:31 IST

Twitter Blue service is available in the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom

Highlights

Twitter has replaced the blue tick mark of PM Modi with a grey tick
Government and multilateral accounts are getting the grey tick mark
The prime minister's Twitter account currently has 85.1 million followers

Social media platform Twitter has started rolling out a grey tick verification mark for government-related accounts and a golden tick mark for companies while the rest of the verified accounts will get a blue tick mark.

With the rollout, Twitter has replaced the blue tick mark of the Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a grey tick. The prime minister's Twitter account currently has 85.1 million followers.

The company on December 12 announced that it will be "replacing the “official” label with a gold checkmark on some business accounts on Twitter. It had said that it would add a grey checkmark for government and multilateral accounts.

Twitter Faces Deeper FTC Probe Into Privacy, Security Practices: Report

Twitter has started charging $8 (roughly Rs. 600) per month on the Web and $11 (roughly Rs. 1,000) per month for those who sign up on iOS for Twitter Blue which it plans to gradually roll out across the globe.

"Existing Twitter Blue subscribers will be able to upgrade, cancel, or auto-renew their subscription at the new price. Prices may vary by region. We plan to offer subscriptions on Android soon," the company had said.

The Twitter Blue service is available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Twitter Hit With Legal Complaints by 100 Ex-Employees After Musk Takeover

On Wednesday, Musk said he would resign as the social media company's chief executive as soon as he finds “someone foolish enough to take the job,” two days after users voted for him to quit in a poll he ran online.

The 51-year-old billionaire promised earlier to abide by the result of a Twitter poll which saw 57.5 percent of users vote "yes" to him quitting the role.

What are the best smartphones you can buy in India in 2022? We discuss this on Orbital, the Gadgets 360 podcast. Orbital is available on Spotify, Gaana, JioSaavn, Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music and wherever you get your podcasts.

Affiliate links may be automatically generated - see our ethics statement for details.

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.