Controversially Twitter says blue-tick status will be open to those who pay a monthly $7.99.
In an update for Apple devices, the company said the feature would be open to users in certain countries who sign up to its Twitter Blue service for $7.99 per month.
It has been used as a sign that a profile is authentic, and is a key tool to help users identify reliable information on the platform. On Saturday a top United Nations official, Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk, urged Mr Musk to "ensure that human rights are central to the management of Twitter".
It was not clear what would happen to those profiles which already had a blue tick - or if Twitter still planned to "verify" a user other than by charging them a subscription.
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