New farce! Twitter launched the gray tick but was "killed" by Musk less than 24 hours after it was launched!

Twitter has introduced a new grey badge that will only apply to "government accounts, companies, business partners, major media, publishers and some public figures", while the blue checkmark badge will only apply to those who pay an $8 verification fee. But just 24 hours after its launch, the company's controversial new owner, Elon Musk, decided to "veto" the badge.

The feature was created to differentiate “select” identity verification accounts from blue-tick verified users who pay $8 per month, Esther Crawford, the company’s director of product management, wrote on Twitter.

The new badge, which consists of a grey checkmark and the word "official" below the account handles of Twitter, the United Nations and media outlets including CNN, was first rolled out on the evening of November 8. But by late morning on the 9th, users began to notice that the badge had disappeared.

Musk responded on Twitter, "I just killed it," adding: "Be aware that Twitter will do a lot of stupid things in the coming months. We will keep what works, and change what doesn't."

As of the afternoon of the 9th, accounts including NASA, CNN and the United Nations had been stripped of their "official" labels, exacerbating the confusion over labels on Twitter.

Election security experts warn that bad actors may pay $8 for a blue check and then change their display name to impersonate a government official or official account. Musk has expressed his "zero tolerance" attitude towards this fake behavior, and once discovered, it will be "permanently banned."

It is understood that the Blue Tick service is currently only available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand; but according to Musk's "money-making speed", it is expected that the $8 Blue Tick badge will spread throughout the world in a short time to help the world's richest man make money.

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