Twitter has begun its “blue tick” cull, by removing the once sought-after ticks from verified accounts.
That means major figures like The Pope, Ronaldo, Jay-Z and Beyoncé have lost their verification. As has Prolific North.
In total there were around 300k verified Twitter users.
The decision to change the tick system was made by new owner, Elon Musk, as part of his plans to make Twitter profitable.
