Elon Musk says Twitter Blue Verified on Friday

Elon Musk has devised a new plan to counter the negative effects of Twitter Blue verification that was briefly rolled out and then withdrawn.

What Happened: When a Twitter influencer called Musk s attention to his inability to edit despite having a verified badge, the billionaire apologized and gave a new timeline for relaunching the verified feature.

Musk said we are tentatively launching Verified on Friday, but we're not sure how long it takes. He said there would be three different colored badges for verification gold checks for companies, gray checks for government accounts and blue checks for individuals, regardless of whether they are celebrities or not.

He said all verified accounts will be manually authenticated before the check is activated. He said that the process is painful, but he said it is necessary.

To the question of whether the color checks are customizable and whether there will be a red check for those that commit fraud but are verified, Musk said deliberate impersonation deception will result in account suspension.

He added that organizations that have the same name, bio and follower count.

How Can Charging For A Blue Verified Badge on Twitter: Will It Increase the Number of Bots? Why It s Important: After Musk took over Twitter, he made several changes to the platform, including the decision to charge $8 per month for blue tick verification. This feature went online briefly, but resulted in the spawning of impersonators on the platform, which in turn had a negative financial impact on the original accounts they were impersonating.

Eli Lilly Co. LLY suffered an erosion in market capitalization after a fake account impersonating the company said insulin will be offered free of cost.

After ironing out the wrinkles, Musk rolled back the feature with the promise of bringing it back.