'That is peculiar': Dara O'Briain among celebrities whose blue Twitter ticks puzzlingly reappear

Celebrities and owners of high-profile Twitter accounts have insisted they will not pay for the blue verified check marks that have reappeared on their profiles.Many public figures have distanced themselves from verification on Twitter since the platform owned by billionaire Elon Musk announced that legacy blue ticks would be removed from the site on April 20th – leaving only those who had paid for a subscription.Hashtags such as #BlockTheBlueChecks have trended on Twitter in the backlash, while several celebrities have decided to leave the platform – including The Last Of Us actors Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey.On Saturday evening, some profiles had their verified status reinstated without payment.Actor Sir Ian McKellen tweeted: “Despite the implication when you click the blue badge that has mysteriously re-appeared beside my name, I am not paying for the ‘honour’.”So, despite never ever actually having had a blue tick, (I liked the idea that I might have been a parody account all this time) I wake up this morning to find I have been given one. That is peculiar. No, I haven’t paid, nor requested it. Can I get into nightclubs now?— Dara Ó Briain (@daraobriain) April 23, 2023 According to many reports the blue
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