Musk is considering producing an “alternative phone” if Twitter is removed from the Apple and Google stores

Elon Musk, CEO of Twitter, said in a tweet that the social networking site will launch golden and gray authentication marks with the re-launch of the blue authentication mark service next Friday, following it stopped this week introducing the blue authentication mark.

Musk said in a tweet, “A gold certification mark for companies, gray for governments, and blue for individuals (whether famous or not).”

Musk said all verified accounts will be manually verified before the flag is activated.

“Individuals can get a small secondary logo to show that they belong to an organization if it is verified by that organization,” he added in another tweet, noting that he would provide a more detailed explanation next week.

The company has temporarily suspended the recently announced $8 blue tick verification service due to the prevalence of fake accounts, and said the blue tick verification service will relaunch on November 29.

For example, a user impersonated a pharmaceutical manufacturer, Eli Lilly & Co., and tweeted that insulin would be free, which led to the company’s shares plummeting and it subsequently issued an apology.

Previously, the blue tick was only awarded to verified accounts of politicians, celebrities, journalists and other public figures.

Twitter on Monday postponed its re-launch, as it aims to increase revenue at a time when Musk is trying to maintain major advertisers, especially following the withdrawal of a number of companies such as General Motors and United Airlines.

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