Piers Morgan gets his Twitter blue tick back after major u-turn by Elon Musk but rival Dan Walker moans he’s missed out
PIERS Morgan has got his blue tick back on Twitter after owner Elon Musk made a major u-turn overnight.
The TV presenter, 58, was among the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Donald Trump and even the Pope who were stripped of their verification.
Billionaire Elon removed "legacy" blue ticks from users who have refused to pay the monthly fee for one.
After massive backlash, blue ticks have reappeared on the site - but only for those with more than one million followers.
Piers - who boasts 8.4million Twitter followers - saw his blue tick reappear overnight.
Meanwhile his rival Dan Walker appeared put out when he realised he wouldn't have his reinstated.
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Apparently I need a million followers to get the blue tick back," wrote Dan alongside a laughing face emoji.
The former BBC Breakfast host has just 801,400 Twitter followers.
Comic Ricky Gervais celebrated his verification saying: "My Blue Tick has reappeared. I can only assume this is a gift for all the bath pics over the years."
Tennis player Andy Murray wrote: "My bluetick has reappeared for free… some game.";
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Richard Osmon said: "So my blue tick is back. Rest assured I didn't pay for it.
"Providing content has always been the entry price to use Twitter. And in return you let me bang on about my books or Fulham.
"By and large I love this site, and I've always been happy with that deal. I haven't, and wouldn't, pay for it though."
Football pundit Gary Neville said: "They gave me my blue tick back! I won the power struggle!!"
Match of the Day host Gary Lineker admitted he was part of the "uncool gang" who paid to subscribe.
Meanwhile others were keen to stress they didn't pay for the tick by signing up to Twitter Blue for up to £11 a month.
The controversial CEO announced that iconic verified symbols would be removed from accounts on April 20 - unless users cough up.
The original free blue tick system was scrapped to promote the premium subscription service Musk rolled out.
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He then offered "legacy" blue ticks to Twitter users, which let people know which accounts were legitimate.
But Musk then decided to completely get rid of this verification mark, telling A-listers and public figures they would also have to fork out for the privilege before allowing those with more than one million followers to have a free blue tick.
