On Twitter, a blue checkmark meant something. On X, it just means that you’ve got $8 per month to shell out. There are some other benefits to having a subscription under the hood, but your reputation might arguably improve if people don’t know you’re paying up.
How to Hide the Twitter Blue Checkmark
Follow these steps to hide the Twitter Blue checkmark from your profile…
From the homepage, selectMorefrom the column on the left side of the window, just above the bluePostbutton. Then, selectBluefrom the resulting expanded menu. This opens another expanded menu—selectPreferences.
This takes you to a whole new window where you can learn more about what Blue has to offer, customize features, and manage your subscription. To hide the blue check, selectEarly access to select new features. This opens another new window—selectProfile customization. In the new menu, selectHide your blue checkmark.
At the time of writing, the feature is still rolling out. The feature is not yet available on the most recent Android app version. So, if you don’t see these options, just check back later or try logging in on a different device.
Should You Hide Your Blue Check?
Why would someone want to hide their blue check? Paying for a subscription isn’t a bad thing, right?
Twitter verification, in addition to helping to prevent fraud, was once a highly sought-after achievement. Once verification became proof of subscription, a lot of people just bought the blue check without accomplishing all of the things that were once required to become verified.
There was a strong pushback, with many saying thatselling Twitter verification is a bad idea. Accounts that used to be verified refused to pay for the service and subsequently gave up their blue checks. A lot of accounts that could be verified never saw the point in ponying up the cash because existing credentials still validate them.
For example, MUO doesn’t have a verified account. But, anyone can plainly see that the account has existed for almost twenty years and has over 150,000 followers—so it’s probably not just a bot out to sell you scam coins.
I’ll Be Me and You Be Blue
Is hiding the fact that you pay for Blue any greater sign of emotional security than paying for verification in the first place? Because most of the benefits of Blue show up whether you have the verification or not, there’s not a whole lot of use in trying to hide it. But considering accounts with over one million followers had the new checkmark foisted upon them, not everyone will necessarily want to endorse the product through the blue checkmark.
