- Elon Musk has delayed the relaunch of Twitter’s blue check program until a strategy with “high confidence of stopping impersonation” is in place.
- The $8 subscription-based verification plan came under fire for making it possible for users to impersonate public figures who choose not to pay the fee.
- Numerous accounts impersonated public figures and companies following the rollout of Twitter Blue, prompting its suspension to “help address impersonation issues.”