White House Won't Pay For Twitter Blue Verification, Says Official Email

White House will not pay for Twitter Blue subscription of its staffers, an official email has said.

Some White House officials, like the President and Vice President, will likely continue to be verified with a grey checkmark.

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The White House told its staff on Friday, in an email, that it will not be subscribing to Twitter Blue and so will not be paying for the staff’s official Twitter verification. 

Elon Musk’s Twitter announced that it will start removing its legacy of verified Blue checks from Saturday onwards, from accounts that don’t sign up for its $8 per month Twitter Blue service.

According to an IANS report, White House director of digital strategy, Rob Flaherty, has sent guidance to the staffers via email.

"It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user," the email read.

This guidance doesn’t necessarily apply to government agencies, however, it may send guidance to some agencies and departments in the future.

Certain White House officials, like the President and Vice President, will likely continue to be verified with a grey checkmark.

Flaherty, in his email, said that with Twitter's updated policies, it will no longer be able to guarantee verification for federal agency accounts that do not meet its new eligibility requirements.

White House will join people like NBA superstar player Lebron James, who will not pay a monthly fee to continue to be verified. 

Meanwhile, the micro-blogging platform Twitter on Friday announced that its 'Verification for Organisations' service is now available globally, as per IANS.

According to Twitter, Verified Organisations is a new way for organisations and their affiliates to differentiate themselves on the platform. Accounts, which are affiliated with the organisation, will receive an affiliate badge on their profile with the business's logo, and will also be featured on the organisation's Twitter profile, showing their connection.

These organisations will be vetted before they can join Verified Organisations. This service was earlier called 'Blue for Business'.