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    X will no longer allow users to hide their blue checks, regardless of whether they paid for premium or not. On Thursday, the app began notifying users that “the hide your checkmark feature of X Premium is going away soon.” BREAKING: #X seems to be removing the ability to hide the verification checkmark! pic.twitter.com/1Kn2OU4puj— Nima Owji (@nima_owji) April 11, 2024 The change comes shortly after X unexpectedly began adding blue checks to the accounts of “influential” users with at least...