In the months to follow, he continued to push back the launch date of Twitter Blue, his formerly $8 (now $7) monthly subscription that buys a shiny blue check and some other platform privileges. Well, the day has come — finally and officially. On April Fool’s Day (April 1) Twitter will be knocking all legacy verified blue checks off the platform, leaving the only open route for verification through Musk’s Twitter Blue. “On April 1st, we will begin winding down our legacy verified program and removing legacy verified checkmarks.