The subscriptions, which cost $8 a month, offer users a blue check mark — once limited to verified users like celebrities — and better promotion by X’s algorithm, among other perks.

A watchdog group's investigation found that terrorist group Hezbollah and other US-sanctioned entities have accounts with paid check marks on X, the Elon Musk–owned social network that still ...

While the official Gaza Now X account no longer boasts a blue check mark, according to the report, the alias account was given a verification check in June 2024 after U.S. sanctions were announced.

Almost a year since blue check marks disappeared from some large, influential accounts on X (formerly Twitter), they have started to return. On Wednesday, some individuals with large followings ...

X has changed their policies on getting your profile verified with a blue check mark. This has given scammers a unique opportunity. Kurt “CyberGuy" Knutsson explains.

Elon Musk’s social media platform X continues to be a cesspool of misinformation and antisemitism as accounts with blue check marks post 9/11 conspiracy theories around the anniversary of the ...

Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter, is giving “complimentary” Premium subscriptions with blue check marks to high-profile users. But they’re not all thrilled.

X verified blue check-mark users were responsible for 74% of the most-viral posts pushing misinformation about the Israel-Hamas War, a study found.

In the months that followed, at least five senior Houthi officials appeared to pay for blue check marks on X, the latest Tech Transparency Project report found. The accounts have more than 820,000 ...

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X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is potentially violating U.S. sanctions by accepting payments from terrorist organizations and some other groups, according to a new report.

SAN FRANCISCO – X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is potentially violating U.S. sanctions by accepting payments for subscription accounts from terrorist organizations and other… ...