Twitter has pulled the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times after the newspaper said it would not pay a monthly subscription, as the social networking service began to remove legacy check marks for all users on the platform.
Late last month, the Elon Musk-owned company announced a deadline as it urged verified users who wished to retain their blue check marks, or verification badges, to buy a premium Twitter subscription in order to avoid losing the checks on their profiles.
The New York Times, which has nearly 55 million followers on Twitter, said in an article published on March 31 that the news organization would not pay for the verified badge for its institutional accounts….