People have found a way to get their Twitter blue checks back for free — though it's just a temporary fix. The hack involves adding the words "former blue check" to one's Twitter bio.

Twitter owner Elon Musk has criticized the way in which the company gave out blue verified ticks to users. Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images 2022-12-13T13:16:57Z ...

The company has drawn fire for shifting policies as well as a series of outages since Musk took over the platform for $44 billion and fired many of its staff.