Twitter is delaying the execution of account verifications

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for its paid Twitter Blue subscription plan until after the midterm elections.

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One day after the platform released an updated version of its iOS app

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which promises to allow users who pay a monthly subscription fee to get a blue checkmark

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a feature that CEO Elon Musk has suggested as a way to combat spam on the platform

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he decision to postpone the new feature was made.

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According to the app's most recent update, users must now pay $7.99 a month to use the company's Twitter Blue verification tool,

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"just like the celebrities, businesses, and politicians you already follow."

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