X is giving 'complimentary' blue ticks to users who never asked for it

Some users on X are finding themselves to be blue-checked once again. They never asked for it. Elon Musk's app is handing out verified checkmarks to users who have more than 2,500 "verified subscriber followers", providing such users with free Premium memberships. Those with over 5,000 verified subscriber followers will receive Premium Plus. Musk announced the move on X last week.Tweet may have been deletedNo one can forget that Musk's takeover of Twitter, now X, involved a heavy rebrand of the