The sudden co-opting of the symbol on Twitter is a form of protest — a way for the rest of us to tell the web’s worst haters: We know what you’re doing. Now the joke’s on you.

Elon Musk’s newly unveiled plan to allow Twitter users to sport the social media platform’s coveted blue check for a mere $7.99 per month has focused unprecedented attention on the symbol.

Kanye West was kicked off Twitter on December 2, 2022, for posting a swastika inside a Star of David — but the image is actually the insignia for UFO-worshiping cult the Raël Movement.

Twitter’s blue check mark was once a coveted status symbol. Now, some users are calling it “ the dreaded mark ” or that “ stinking badge.” ...

The story of Twitter’s blue checkmarks — a simple verification system that’s come to be viewed as an elite status symbol — began with some high-profile impersonations, just as the site ...

Tweeter is not Twitter. And its stock symbol has changed to avoid any confusion. The bankrupt electronics retailer's stock resumed trading Tuesday under "THEGQ." Its old symbol was "TWTRQ." ...

Twitter user BitFicus has been campaigning for one symbol for over a year. Five months ago, they compiled their idea into a bundle of assets and published a GitHub repository for a Satoshi symbol.

The Twitter account for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was the first to receive the distinction. Since then, the check mark has become a somewhat contentious symbol.

Tweeter's stock symbol has been changed to prevent confusion with Twitter's The high end electronics store, Tweeter, posts a closing sign in their window, Nov. 11, 2008, at their Manassas, Va ...

TWITTER may ditch its trademark 'at' (@) and hash (#) symbols in a shake-up of the micro-blogging platform that aims to lower the bar for new users and make functional characters redundant. Since ...