Feb 15, 2024 13:00:00Report that X (formerly Twitter) was selling blue checkmarks to terroristsThe Tech Transparency Project (TTP), an IT industry monitoring group, has released an investigation report stating that ``X (formerly Twitter) sells blue checkmarks to terrorist organizations including. ''X offersas a paid subscription service, and X Premium subscribers' accounts will be marked with a blue checkmark. It has been revealed that X was selling X Premium to members and leaders of terrorist organizations, including Hezbollah, which is designated as a terrorist organization by the US government. TTP points out that since Elon Musk acquired Twitter and began selling blue checkmarks to the general public , the account verification process by X has become almost non-existent. TTP also pointed out that all of the ``accounts with checkmarks operated by terrorist organizations'' discovered this time did not have checkmarks before Mr. Musk acquired Twitter.

Source: New York Times February 15, 2024 04:09 UTC