Twitter appears to have suspended sign-ups for its Blue subscription service after the initial rollout was marred by users taking a verification badge and then impersonating celebrities, politicians and brands.
Twitter users first began to notice change late Thursday night, when the Blue subscription option was no longer in the app’s sidebar menu. The signup page for Twitter Blue still seems to point to a page with information about the service but without an option to register.
It was not immediately clear how extensive that change was.
The sudden absence of the service, which CEO Elon Musk has touted as an important step for the company as it aims to increase revenue and reduce the prevalence of bots and trolls, adds to what has already been a series of product moves in the two weeks since he took control of the company.
Twitter also reintroduced a newer “Official” badge to some accounts. company confirmed that news on one of her Twitter accounts.
This is a developing story. Please check back for updates.
