The legacy verification purge Elon Musk promised Twitter would happen is finally upon us.
On April 20, blue check marks started disappearing behind OG verified account names. The legacy verified accounts that you followed before were now no different than a regular Twitter account.
It didn’t matter if you were a pro athlete or a famous person or even the Pope, if you weren’t paying for Twitter Blue — which doesn’t seem to be that great, by the way — then you don’t get a blue checkmark.
It’s the end of an era, y’all. A literal Twitter moment. There were so many jokes that rolled in because, well, of course there were. It’s Twitter. That’s what it’s for.
The content was incredible.
Me counting all the celebrities who’ve lost their blue check mark pic.twitter.com/99mSXHDhJ8
— Danny (@jonathansiris) April 20, 2023
Pour one out for my blue check mark I never asked for.
He gone. pic.twitter.com/2bYJMsHoZT
— Kenny Mayne (@Kenny_Mayne) April 20, 2023
Can’t lose a blue check mark if you never had one at all pic.twitter.com/GP9DIhBIEN
— Morning Brew Daily (@mbdailyshow) April 20, 2023
The Pope doesn't even get to keep his blue check mark? That's cold!!!! pic.twitter.com/W09iGbFUIE
— Bill Brasky (@BillBrasky2620) April 20, 2023
Me and the gang with our #BlueCheckMark pic.twitter.com/E9l3ss95Pp
— Everything Out Of Context (@EverythingOOC) April 20, 2023
The blue check mark era. What a time! Gonna look back on this like we did boy bands in the 90s. Good memz. pic.twitter.com/1EGdlHAaWh
— Kelsey Trainor (@ktrain_11) April 20, 2023
It is amazing how within a few months Elon Musk turned the blue check mark from a “status symbol” to “THIS MF’ER PAID FOR TWITTER”. It has become an object of utter mockery.
Quite a remarkable achievement really. https://t.co/3jLAILUN5U
— W. Kamau Bell (@wkamaubell) April 20, 2023
Goodbye blue check mark. You gave me nothing, and in return, I will give you nothing pic.twitter.com/rrfjvHr5mO
— Rachel West (@rachel_is_here) April 20, 2023
damn. rip my blue check mark. u got me laid at least one time, gone but never forgotten <3
— ellie schnitt (@holy_schnitt) April 20, 2023
Feeling totally validated that Beyoncé chose to stay blue check-free like the rest of us #BlueCheckMark pic.twitter.com/W0zkJNGmle
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) April 20, 2023
No more blue check mark, but at least my space ship didn’t explode this morning
— Chris Ryan (@ChrisRyan_NJ) April 20, 2023
For my blue check mark pic.twitter.com/7SUFBJRx6B
— Chris Hine (@ChristopherHine) April 20, 2023
RIP blue check mark. We had a good run.
I’m still me, btw. 😁💪 pic.twitter.com/u3CdTHQtHt
— Chris Bailey (@Kentuckyweather) April 20, 2023
