Twitter, under the management of Elon Musk, started to remove the blue ticks that were previously given for free on the platform last week. Afterwards, the blue tick of many famous names who were not Blue subscribers disappeared. It was also seen that Musk even bought Blue subscriptions from his own pocket to some celebrities, including LeBron James and Stephen King, to protect their blue ticks.
A few days after Musk started to remove the blue ticks, it was seen that certain accounts started to appear on the platform as verified accounts again today. It was also noteworthy that there were celebrities who lost their lives among these people.
Celebrities who died Kobe Bryant, Paul Walker, Michael Jackson and many more received blue ticks
When the accounts that have regained the blue tick are examined, it is seen that Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Walker and many other famous names who lost their lives have blue ticks again. It is even stated that when the ticks in the accounts are clicked, these people are Blue subscribers and verify their phone numbers.
Of course, this is not very interesting as it is a message that the company puts on every standard verified account. However, it was criticized for appearing to be a bit of an ‘unscrupulous’ move by adding something like this to dead people’s accounts.
In addition, let’s add that the accounts of some celebrities who have died, such as Chadwick Boseman or Michael Jackson, are carried out by others. In other words, there is a possibility that the teams running these accounts may have received a Blue subscription. However, the account of the deceased celebrity, who got Kobe Bryant and many more blue ticks again, has been standing for years without any tweets. That’s one of the things that makes this situation weird.
There is no official explanation yet as to why Twitter has started returning the blue ticks. However, it is quite possible that this is a move by the platform to ensure that accounts with a high number of followers are verified again.
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