X’s Premium users can no longer hide their blue checks

X giveth, and now X taketh away. The platform is eliminating the ability for Premium users to

, according to a notification received by multiple users on Thursday. X made displaying the blue check optional last summer, and it’s unclear exactly why the platform plans to remove the feature — or when.

Once a status symbol, the blue check lost some of its luster after X shifted to a paid verification system under…