The White House won't pay to have its staff's official Twitter accounts verified, according to an email distributed to staffers and obtained by Axios.

"It is our understanding that Twitter Blue does not provide person-level verification as a service. Thus, a blue check mark will now simply serve as a verification that the account is a paid user," said White House director of digital strategy, Rob Flaherty in the Friday afternoon email which was sent internally to staffers.

The rule doesn't necessarily apply to government agencies, however a source familiar with the White House's plans told Axios that it may send guidance to some agencies and departments in the future.

The move comes after Twitter owner Elon Musk announced that the company would begin removing legacy verified check marks beginning April 1. In order to don a blue check, users will need to pay $8 per month.

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As for the White House itself, it says it won't pay to be verified as an organization, and it won't reimburse staff who purchase Twitter Blue on their personal social media accounts.

"Twitter’s enterprise service, Verification for Organization, does appear to provide organization-association verification. There are ongoing trials for the program that we are monitoring, but we will not enroll in it," wrote Flaherty.

"Staff may purchase Twitter Blue on their personal social media accounts using personal funds."

Also not paying? CNN, the NY Times and the LA Times.