Well, for folks on Twitter, it finally happened.
Twitter and CEO Elon Musk followed through with their latest promise of removing legacy Twitter verification — the blue check marks confirming a person’s (or company’s) identity — on April 20. Whether or not it would happen on this day was in question because nothing happened on previously announced removal dates.
But early Thursday afternoon, it appeared as though individuals with the legacy Twitter verification — many of whom were celebrities, athletes, journalists and other notable figures whose identities were confirmed — lost their blue check marks.
Twitter users can still get a blue check or get it back by paying $8 a month for Twitter Blue. But last month, several athletes said they wouldn’t be paying for the check.
So after Twitter removed its legacy verification Thursday, here’s a look at some of the athletes and sports figures who still have a blue check mark — though we cannot say with certainty that they paid for it.
NFL
- J.J. Watt
- T.J. Watt
- Mecole Hardman
- Troy Aikman
- Steve Young
- Ryan Clark
- Dan Orlovsky
- Damien Woody
- Robert Griffin III
NBA/WNBA
- LeBron James
- Marc Gasol
- A’ja Wilson
- Carmelo Anthony
- Karl-Anthony Towns
- Chiney Ogwumike
- Frank Kaminsky
- Kristaps Porzingis
- Enes Freedom
- Brandon Clarke
- Klay Thompson
- Sharife Cooper
- R.J. Hampton
-
Renee Montgomery
- Ros Gold-Onwude
MLB
- Francisco Lindor
- Nick Pivetta
- Walker Buehler
- Kyle Schwarber
- Yu Darvish
- Brett Phillips
NHL
- Jeff Skinner
- Kaapo Kähkönen
- Auston Matthews
- Jason Zucker
- Chris Driedger
- Kyle Okposo
- T.J. Oshie
- Aaron Ekblad
- Cam Atkinson
- Luke Kunin
- Jason Zucker
- Chris Driedger
- Kyle Okposo
- Aaron Ekblad
- Adam Erne
Motorsports
- Dale Earnhardt Jr.
- Denny Hamlin
- Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
