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Android Text Messages: What Do The Single & Double Check Marks Mean?

Android users who use the Google Messages app may have noticed a check mark or two below sent messages, but what do these icons represent? The Google Messages app isn't just an SMS and MMS application ...
The New York Times

Twitter Begins Removing Check Marks From Accounts

Elon Musk, the owner of the social media service, has begun to charge a subscription fee for the verification symbol. By Kate Conger SAN FRANCISCO — Twitter began removing check mark icons from the ...
Inc

How the Blue Check Mark Became a Badge of Shame: Elon Musk’s Twitter Verification Gamble

As Twitter carefully curated its verified accounts, ensuring only those who met specific criteria received the badge, the blue check mark gave them a sense of prestige and trust. Recent developments, ...
The New York Times

Twitter Users Are Still Waiting for a Check-Mark Reckoning

The promised changes to the platform’s verification program have been slow. Attention has focused instead on the image of a doge in place of the blue Twitter bird. By Kate Conger and Ryan Mac SAN ...
ABC7

Twitter to debut gray 'official' check mark to verify government accounts, media and major brands

Twitter said Tuesday evening that to resolve ambiguity about which accounts on its platform have been identity-verified - as opposed to those simply paying $8 a month for a blue check mark on their ...