Twitter Locks Out Official Accounts Of News Organisations ANI, NDTV

From April 22,?Elon Musk-owned social media giant Twitter began removing 'legacy' verified accounts. Several mainstream news organisations with decades of work behind them have lost their blue ticks

Outlook Web Desk

Updated on: 29 April 2023 2:00 pm

The blue tick for individual accounts is up for sale at Rs 650 a month and?for organisations at Rs 82,300 a month

Twitter has reportedly locked out ANI (Asian News International)?news?for not meeting the minimum age criteria to operate the micro-blogging platform, ANI Editor Smita Prakash said on Twitter on Saturday.?

Sharing a screenshot of the mail received, Smita Prakash said, "In order to create a Twitter account, you must be at least 13 years old. Twitter has determined that you don't meet these age requirements, so your account has been locked and will be removed from Twitter.”

So those who follow @ANI bad news, @Twitter has locked out India’s largest news agency which has 7.6 million followers and sent this mail - under 13 years of age! Our gold tick was taken away, substituted with blue tick and now locked out. @elonmusk pic.twitter.com/sm8e765zr4
— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) April 29, 2023

She further said that their gold tick was taken away, and was substituted with blue tick and now they have been locked out.?

Not just ANI, news channel NDTV's Twitter account to?seems to have been locked. "Hi?@elonmusk, Twitter has blocked @ndtv (India’s most-followed English news handle). The account has been run by journalists since 2009. Please help restore it. Many thanks, Team NDTV," it's Hindi Twitter account said.

Hi @elonmusk, Twitter has blocked @ndtv (India’s most-followed English news handle). The account has been run by journalists since 2009. Please help restore it. Many thanks, Team NDTV
— NDTV India (@ndtvindia) April 29, 2023

From April 22,?Elon Musk-owned social media giant Twitter began removing 'legacy' verified accounts. Several mainstream news organisations with decades of work behind them including CNBCTV18, Outlook, or Outlook Traveller?have lost their blue ticks.?

The blue tick for individual accounts is up for sale at Rs 650 a month and?for organisations at Rs 82,300 a month. No credibility, authenticity, or even a real name is required for the blue tick.