Twitter pauses paid verifications after users abuse service to impersonate brands and people

• The option to sign up for Twitter’s new verification service for $7.99 has disappeared from the iOS app.
• Twitter CEO Elon Musk launched the paid verification service earlier this week.
• Twitter reinstated the “official” badge given to some accounts on Friday.
• Some users who already paid for the service say their paid-for blue checkmark has disappeared from their account.