Why has Elon Musk’s Twitter pulled verified checkmark from New York Times account
Olivia House
Published Jan 03, 2026
One of Twitter President Elon Musk’s most un-most loved media sources, The New York Times, has as of late had the check tick mark eliminated from its primary record
This evacuation follows Musk’s analysis of the media source as “publicity” on Sunday
Presently, a delegate for the distribution reported that it won’t pay a month to month charge to keep up with its confirmed mark qualification on Twitter
One of Twitter President Elon Musk’s most un-most loved media sources, The New York Times, has as of late had the check tick mark eliminated from its fundamental record. This expulsion follows Musk’s analysis of the media source as “promulgation” on Sunday.
Whenever the very rich person gained control of the microblogging administration in October of last year, he made it a highlight confine admittance to the blue checkmark that signifies a legitimate record to paying endorsers alone.
The New York Times was one of the significant media associations, organizations, and charities that had recently lost their blue tick and been distinguished by Musk’s new construction as checked business accounts with a gold tick.
After the send off of the membership administration known as Twitter Blue, these associations would need to pay a month to month charge of $1,000 in the US and $50 for each extra related account to keep the gold tick.
Elon Musk pulls New York Times’ Twitter verified check mark, calling it ‘propaganda’
— Fox News (@FoxNews) April 3, 2023
Presently, hours after the New York Times lost its confirmed identification on the virtual entertainment organization, a delegate for the distribution reported that it won’t pay a month to month charge to keep up with its confirmed mark qualification on Twitter.
“We aren’t wanting to pay the month to month expense for mark status for our institutional Twitter accounts,” the Times said in an explanation. “We likewise won’t repay correspondents for Twitter Blue for individual records, besides in uncommon occasions where this status would be fundamental for the purpose of detailing,” the paper added.
Elon Musk tweeted from the get-go Sunday morning that the Times’ checkmark would be taken off. Thusly, he distributed unforgiving remarks about the paper, which had effectively covered the story on Twitter, as well as about the inadequacies of Tesla’s somewhat independent driving frameworks, the two of which, Musk makes due.
Different Times accounts, including its business news and assessment segments, as well as various journalists for the news association, kept on having either blue or gold checkmarks till Sunday.
Twitter has not yet responded to inquiries regarding the evacuation of The New York Times mark.