Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

Twitter's relaunched premium service, which grants blue-check "verification" labels to anyone willing to pay $8 a month, was unavailable Friday after the social media platform was flooded by a wave of imposter accounts it itself had approved.

Twitter Blue signups unavailable after raft of fake accounts

For advertisers, the fake accounts could be the last straw as Musk’s rocky run atop the platform — laying off half the workforce and triggering high-profile departures — raises questions about its survivability.

Twitter begins widespread layoffs; class action suit filed

Twitter began widespread layoffs Friday as new owner Elon Musk overhauls the social platform and some employees filed a class action lawsuit alleging not enough time was given to them before getting the boot.