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As Twitter's legacy blue checkmark system finally comes to an end,

the social network's new paid for verification system is causing more than a little chaos,

with CEO Elon Musk himself stepping in to pay for some celebrities verification

when they refuse to do so.

However, another little nugget to emerge from the carnage today is that anyone looking

to advertise on Twitter will now seemingly have to have a verified account.

Several Twitter users, including social media guru Matt Navarro,

have posted screenshots of an email reportedly sent by Twitter,

which states that starting from April 21st,

verified checkmarks are required to continue running

ads on the platform.

While Musk has been pushing subscriptions as a core money driver, as advertisers

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