Published on 08:16 AM, November 22, 2022

Twitter to hold off relaunching blue check verification: Musk

An image of Elon Musk is seen on a smartphone placed on printed Twitter logos in this picture illustration taken on April 28, 2022. File Photo: Reuters/ Dado Ruvic/ Illustration

Twitter's new owner Elon Musk said on Monday that the social media company is holding off the relaunch of its blue check subscription service, a delay from his initial tentative timeline to bring back the service on the platform.

"Holding off relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation," Musk said in a tweet.

"Will probably use different color check for organizations than individuals," he added.

Twitter had paused its recently announced $8 blue check subscription service, as fake accounts mushroomed and had said Twitter's sought-after blue check subscription service will be relaunched on Nov. 29.