{"id":1719,"date":"2022-11-25T11:13:42","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T11:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=1719"},"modified":"2022-11-25T11:13:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T11:13:42","slug":"twitter-to-launch-blue-check-subscription-feature-next-friday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2022\/11\/25\/twitter-to-launch-blue-check-subscription-feature-next-friday\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter to launch blue check subscription feature next Friday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Twitter will tentatively launch its blue check subscription feature next Friday, Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk said in a tweet, after holding off on the launch earlier this week.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-311361382\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>The social media platform will use different color checks for organizations and individuals, Musk said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGold check for companies, grey check for governments, blue for individuals (celebrities or not). 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