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Title: X blue checkmarks being forced on journalists who don’t want them
Post by: HCK on April 10, 2024, 04:05:09 pm
X blue checkmarks being forced on journalists who don’t want them

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2024/04/X-blue-checkmarks.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1600)</div><p>Ah, the saga of <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/twitter/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">X’s[/url] blue checkmarks! Originally a sign that someone was who they claimed to be, and later sold so that cryptocurrency scammers could see their posts boosted, the company is now coming full circle with some journalists.</p>



<p>Elon Musk last week announced his latest policy on the now-discredited blue-and-white pixels, and some of those on the receiving end aren’t happy about it … </p>



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