Last year, Elon Musk's social network X rolled out a feature for paid users to hide their check marks from others. Now, the company is sending notifications to users that the feature will disappear soon.
Just like many of the decisions made by X, there's no set timeline on when the Hide Your Checkmark feature will go away.
Last week, the company removed the section describing how to hide the checkmark feature from the X Premium support page before sending notifications to users. The feature was not available to basic tier subscribers.
“As a Premium or Premium+ subscriber, you can choose to hide your check mark on your account. The check mark will be hidden on your profile and posts. The check mark may still appear in some places, and some features can still reveal that you have an active subscription.
Earlier this month, the social network began distributing blue checkmarks to influential users with more than 2,500 “verified” followers. The company has also started offering Premium subscription for these users and Premium+ subscription for users with more than 5,000 verified followers.
Last year, Musk removed the old verification tag after introducing a subscription program for it. However, the company quickly brought back the blue check mark for the top accounts. Essentially, the verification program goes back to where it started – verifying notable people.
