In a recent episode of Twitter’s blue tick subscription, the microblogging site has supposedly now made the feature unavailable, according to the reports. Twitter launched this service for its iOS users that allowed them to get the blue verification tick on their profiles. As per Mashable, the option which was previously available in the sidebar for Twitter’s iOS app isn’t showing now. The Verge noticed reports from users saying the feature is unavailable. They got an error message that read, “Thank you for your interest! Twitter Blue will be available in your country in the future. Please check back later.”
The sudden disappearance comes after several fake accounts were booming impersonating brand and celebrities. As soon as the paid verification feature rolled out, many fake accounts of famous personalities like former US President Donal Trump surfaced on the application. Some verified accounts even impersonated the gaming character ‘Super Mario’ and Lakers player LeBron James.
Taking the matter into his hands Elon Musk tweeted that any account trying to impersonate someone else would be disabled unless they declare it’s a parody account.
As per The Verge, Twitter even launched a new verification badge, a grey tick designating accounts as “official,” in an effort to counteract the rise in fake accounts. Within a few days, the company introduced this feature and then withdrew it before reintroducing it again.