X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks

Illustration: The Verge X giveth, and now X taketh away. The platform is eliminating the ability for Premium users to hide their blue checkmarks, according to a notification received by multiple users on Thursday. X made displaying the blue check optional last summer, and it’s unclear exactly why the platform plans to remove the feature — or when.Twitter says it is removing the "hide your checkmark" feature lolololol pic.twitter.com/PQFPbAGhef— Ben Goggin (@BenjaminGoggin) Apri