Elon Musk said he has delayed the overhaul of Twitter’s process for verifying users’ authenticity, as the billionaire entrepreneur considers more ways to change the social media platform’s rules without losing its luster.
Mr. Musk previously sought to expand people’s access to Twitter’s checkmark status symbol by opening it to users paying a monthly $8 fee for the blue badge and additional tools inaccessible to others.
Twitter struggled to keep up with the ensuing rush of accounts impersonating prominent brands and users, which created doubt about the veracity of information on the platform.
“Holding off relaunch of Blue Verified until there is high confidence of stopping impersonation,” Mr.