Elon Musk scrapped the original verification system, forcing people to pay a subscription fee to keep their blue ticks. The checkmarks have suddenly reappeared, even on accounts which didn't have them before.
Reports suggest the ticks have now been restored to accounts with a million followers or more.
The apparent U-turn follows backlash which saw #BlockTheBlueChecks trending on Twitter, while some celebrities abandoned their profiles altogether, including The Last Of Us star Bella Ramsey. Meanwhile, comedian Dara O Briain, who has 2.6 million followers but was not verified previously, also received the coveted badge to his surprise.
O Briain tweeted:"So, despite never ever actually having had a blue tick, I wake up this morning to find I have been given one.
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