How to remove blue tick/verification badge from Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram?

“This account is verified because it’s subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account.” is the current definition of Twitter’s blue tick mark.

According to the latest report by News Guard, since the introduction of Twitter Blue, false claims have flooded Twitter by Blue subscribers. Because of that, a lot of legacy Twitter verified accounts are trying to get rid of their blue tick.

NEW: NewsGuard analyzed the Twitter activity from March 1 – 7, 2023, of 25 misinformation superspreader accounts that were “verified” by Twitter Blue.

Our analysts found that the 25 accounts cumulatively posted 141 tweets containing false, misleading, and unsubstantiated claims.

— NewsGuard (@NewsGuardRating) April 6, 2023

If you are also one of those users, here is how you can disable or remove a blue tick from your Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook accounts.

It’s much easier for Twitter Blue subscribers

One of the easiest ways to remove the blue tick from your Twitter account is by subscribing to Twitter Blue. While it does sound a bit confusing, Twitter gives the option to subscribers to either hide or show their blue tick.

Several reports do claim that users who have discontinued the Twitter Blue subscriptions still have a blue tick on their account.

Another possible way to remove the blue tick from the legacy verified Twitter account is by submitting a name change request, where, Twitter itself will remove the Blue Tick if the details don’t match.

How to remove the verification badge from Instagram and Facebook?

While there is no setting to enable or disable the verification badge on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram, the Meta Verified users can stop paying for the subscription, which will automatically remove the verification badge.

Instagram offers a much easier way, where, users can go to settings, tap on the verification option and then click on remove verification to disable the check mark.

Similarly, the legacy verified accounts have to send a request to Meta for the removal of the verification badge from Instagram and Facebook.