LOS ANGELES – Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks on Thursday, as the symbol previously used to signify a verified account vanished from users including the Pope, Donald Trump and Justin Bieber. Owner Elon Musk, who has seen his $44 billion investment in the site shrivel, earlier pledged to get rid of what he described as a 'lords & peasants system.' He offered instead to sell the blue badge to anyone who would pay $8 a month, in a move he said last year would 'democratize journalism & empower the voice of the people.

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