Twitter halts 'blue check' amid flood of imposters parodying companies
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Twitter paused its recently announced $8 dollar blue check subscription service on Friday.

That comes after the verification system was flooded with imposters, gleefully parodying big brands or celebrities.

It’s forced some companies to issue apologies over false information.

The platform’s support team is working to suspend fake accounts and it brought back the “official” badge to some users.

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