Twitter backtracks on its 'official' badge move just hours after rolling it out

Just hours after it started rolling out gray 'official' labels for some high-profile accounts, Twitter backtracked on its latest move.

Musk who bought Twitter last month, said in a tweet, "Twitter will do lots of dumb things in coming months. We will keep what works & change what doesn’t."

In India, Twitter accounts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, President Draupadi Murmu, Congress, BJP and TMC were tagged as 'official'. Profiles of Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Virat Kohli also displayed the badge on Wednesday.

The site's current system of using what are known as 'blue checks' confirming an account's authenticity will soon go away for those who don't pay a monthly fee.

Also watch: Biden: Musk’s Twitter deal ‘worth being looked at’

The checkmarks will be available at a yet-to-be-announced date for anyone willing to pay a $7.99-a-month subscription, which will also include some bonus features, such as fewer ads and the ability to have tweets given greater visibility than those coming from non-subscribers.