Variety has reached out to Twitter and Disney for comment. Last week he went ahead and removed all legacy blue check marks, although on Sunday he appeared to have reinstated them for users with over a million followers including Chris Hemsworth, J.K. Select Settings, then Account, and then Request Verification. The prank was hailed for drawing attention to the price-gouging cost of a life-saving drug but reportedly wiped billions off Eli Lilly's stock price.Ī month later, Musk announced Twitter was introducing gold badges for businesses and grey ones for government accounts. 2 days ago &0183 &32 Go to your Instagram or Facebook profile and tap the three horizontal lines in the top right corner. In one notable case, a user changed their name to pharmaceutical manufacturer Eli Lilly, paid $8 for a verification badge and tweeted that insulin, which can cost patients hundreds of dollars for just a few weeks' supply, would be free. However, Musk's replacement for the system - which saw users able to pay for blue verification badges - quickly descended into chaos last winter shortly after it was introduced. One of Elon Musk's first changes after taking over Twitter in a $44 billion deal last year was to abolish the previous verification system, which saw celebrities, companies and other public figures awarded blue verification badges via an enigmatic system many believed was unfair. Meanwhile, the interloper’s bio section merely linked to another account called which claimed to be managing the account. The real Disney Junior account boasts almost 50,000 followers, a description in the bio that reads “Where the magic begins!” and, next to its gold checkmark, a small button that links back to the main account. Someone fucking pinch me or something” alongside a screenshot of the account’s profile page with the gold checkmark circled.īoth the account’s profile picture and banner used the same official Disney Junior logo as the real Disney account which also has a gold checkmark. The owner of the account appeared to be as surprised at their new verification status as the account’s 2,628 followers, tweeting: “No fucking way. Now you need to enter your full name and provide the required form of identification, such as a government-issued photo ID or a driver’s license. Gold verification badges cost $1,000 per month, although the social media company has currently waived the fee for its largest advertising clients and most-followed brands. 2020, with its corresponding Twitter account shut down at the same time. A screenshot of the wrongly-verified parody account before it was suspended.
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