The social networking site Twitter witnessed the removal of the verification mark from the accounts of a number of international stars and celebrities, after Elon Musk carried out his threat to remove the verification mark from the accounts of the most famous stars and media professionals for not subscribing to the “Twitter Blue” service for a fee.

Among the most prominent stars who lost the “blue mark” on their Twitter accounts were Portuguese player Cristiano Ronaldo (108 million followers), Canadian singer Justin Bieber (112 million followers), former US President Donald Trump (87 million followers), Pope Francis (18.8 million followers). Followers), the Egyptian player Mohamed Salah (18 million followers), and the American singer Beyoncé (15.5 million followers).

And the coming days will find out if these stars and many others will ignore the “notarization mark” or submit to Musk’s order to pay the fees.

Okaz (Jeddah)