Question

dril posted a picture of this symbol in a toilet, accompanied with phrases like “pillhead grandma brain” and “shit stained herman miller brain.” Alex Cohen, the creator of Tiny Snek Comics, proposed the rat emoji as an alternative to this symbol. This symbol was originally introduced as a result of a high-profile lawsuit from baseball manager Tony La Russa. In (15[1])a Washington Post column, (15[1])Geoffrey A. Fowler revealed how he satirized this symbol when he impersonated Senator (*) Ed Markey. A controversial message accompanying this symbol falsely proclaimed that “insulin is free now.” Stephen (10[1])King (10[1])claimed that he was “Gone like Enron” (10[1])in response to a policy involving this symbol, which prompted a CEO to consider setting a price to 8 dollars. For 10 points, name this symbol that was forced upon many celebrities when Elon Musk made changes to a certain company’s verification policy. ■END■

ANSWER: blue checkmark [accept Twitter Blue; accept Twitter check; accept blue tick; accept Twitter verified symbol or equivalents before “verification”; prompt on partial answer]
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