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Twitter re-documented the account of Algerian star Riyad Mahrez, a day following the disappearance of the player’s blue tick, which was interrupted by a great interaction and a funny reaction from Mahrez towards Elon Musk.
Twitter has removed the verification tag of the Manchester City player, without announcing the reason behind this.
In his first comment, Mahrez posted a tweet, in which he addressed the American businessman Elon Musk, who recently acquired Twitter in a deal worth $44 billion.
And Mahrez said, in his tweet, jokingly: “My brother, Elon Musk, prepared my blue mark for me.”
The Manchester City player’s account has more than 3 million followers.
The de-authentication of Mahrez’s account had raised questions regarding the reason that prompted the social networking platform to “punish Mahrez”.
Some suggested that this would happen days following the Algerian star re-published a tweet talking regarding the possibility of replaying the match between Algeria and Cameroon in the World Cup qualifiers, a tweet that may, according to Twitter, mislead public opinion.
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Some adopted the conspiracy theory, and considered that removing the authentication badge from Mahrez’s account only “because he is an Arab and Muslim and raises the flag of Palestine.”
Others received the news, and Mahrez interacted with him with wit. Some believed that the removal of the Algerian star’s account documentation is due to Musk’s encouragement to other competing clubs.
Others underestimated the importance of the documentation mark, considering the Algerian star’s performance on the field as the best response to what happened.
Many praised the speed of Twitter’s reaction to re-verify Mahrez’s account and hoped that the matter would not be repeated.
When does Twitter cancel the account verification?
Twitter has set standards that allow the site to remove the blue verification badge and the verification status of an account on Twitter at any time and without notice.
Including the account holder changing the account name (@handle) or if the account has become inactive or incomplete.
Also, according to Twitter, the site may remove the blue badge from accounts found to be “severe or repeated in violation of the Twitter Rules.”
This includes: Impersonating or intentionally misleading people on Twitter by changing a user’s display name or bio.
