Last year, Elon Musk-owned social network X rolled out a feature allowing paid users to hide their checkmarks from others. Now the company is sending notifications to users that the feature will disappear soon.
Just like many decisions made by X, there is no specific timetable for when the Hide Your Checkmark feature will disappear.
Last week, the company removed the section describing how to hide the checkmark feature from the X Premium support page before sending notifications to users. The feature was not available for the base tier of subscribers.
“As a Premium or Premium+ subscriber, you can choose to hide your check mark on your account. The checkmark will be hidden on your profile and posts. The check mark may still appear in some places, and some features may still reveal that you have an active subscription,” the description states.
Earlier this month, the social network began handing out blue checkmarks to influential users with more than 2,500 “verified” followers. The company has also started offering its Premium subscription to these users and its Premium+ subscription to users with more than 5,000 verified subscribers.
Last year, Musk removed the old verification checkmark after introducing a subscription program for it. However, the company quickly reinstated the blue check mark for major accounts. Essentially, the verification program returns to where it started: verifying notable people.
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