Dismay as X’s most-followed accounts given blue ticks for free

Elon Musk’s firm reverses policy of insisting on payment for ‘verified status’ – embarrassing some beneficiariesElon Musk has reversed one of his most notorious decisions since taking over X, the social network better known as Twitter, and started bestowing blue ticks on the site’s most-followed users – whether they want them or not.The entrepreneur and one-time “Chief Twit” had tweeted last week that the service would grant free “premium&rdq