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"Holding off relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high
confidence of stopping impersonation," Musk said in a tweet.
"Will probably use different color check for organizations than
individuals."
The coveted blue check mark was previously reserved for verified
accounts of politicians, famous personalities, journalists and
other public figures.
But a subscription option, open to anyone prepared to pay, was
rolled out earlier this month to help Twitter grow revenue as
Musk fights to retain advertisers.
Twitter had paused its recently announced $8 blue check
subscription service, as fake accounts mushroomed and had said
Twitter's sought-after blue check subscription service will be
relaunched on Nov. 29.
Musk also tweeted that Twitter added 1.6 million users this past
week, "another all-time high".
Advertisers on Twitter, including big companies such as General
Motors, Mondelez International, Volkswagen AG, have paused
advertising on the platform, as they grapple with the new boss.
Hundreds of Twitter employees have also been estimated to have
quit last week, following a Thursday deadline by Musk that
staffers sign up for "long hours at high intensity," or leave.
(Reporting by Akriti Sharma and Juby Babu in Bengaluru; Editing
by Rashmi Aich)
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