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By Stan Schroeder on November 25, 2022 Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) Share on Twitter (opens in a new window) Share on Flipboard (opens in a new window) Can we get a pink checkmark? Credit: NurPhoto/Getty Images -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Tech > Apps and Software We might finally be near the end of the Twitter checkmark saga. Twitter CEO Elon Musk tweeted on Friday that the company aims to re-launch its account verification scheme next Friday, on Dec. 2. The feature will go live alongside a re-launch of Twitter's paid membership tier Twitter Blue, which was pulled earlier this month. But the system is changing. This time, says Musk, there will be three checks: "Gold check for companies, grey check for government, blue for individuals (celebrity or not)." And just paying $8 for a Twitter Blue membership won't be enough to get a checkmark. "All verified accounts will be manually authenticated before check activates." "Painful, but necessary," he wrote. SEE ALSO: Elon Musk says Twitter will give 'amnesty' to suspended accounts from next week With this, Musk and Twitter have come full circle. Twitter's blue checkmark was originally a way to prove users' identities. Shortly after taking over at Twitter, Musk rendered it useless by making it another perk of Twitter Blue. This meant everyone could get a checkmark for eight bucks, and that's seemingly what everyone did, with impersonators spewing fake news and confusing users who no longer had an at least partially reliable way to determine which accounts were genuine. For a more detailed recap of what happened next, go here. 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When asked to provide more details about how, exactly, the new system will work, Musk said a "longer explanation" is coming next week. More in Twitter STAN SCHROEDER SENIOR EDITOR (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) (opens in a new tab) Stan is a Senior Editor at Mashable, where he has worked since 2007. He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you. He writes about the next groundbreaking thing. Typically, this is a phone, a coin, or a car. His ultimate goal is to know something about everything. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Netflix's 'The Watcher' is based on a true story, but the real family asked for two big changes They wanted to keep at least some control of their story. 10/18/2022 By Amanda Yeo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Google celebrates the Lesbian Velma reveal with an extremely gay Easter egg Jinkies! 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