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X Removes Premium Badge From Sanctioned Leader
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X removed a blue verification badge from the English account of Iran’s new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, after the checkmark briefly indicated an X Premium subscription. The account, created in March and holding about 175,000 followers, appeared to have used monetization features despite Khamenei being on the US Treasury sanctions list since 2019. The incident raises enforcement and compliance questions for X.
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Moderate impact due to verified policy breach evidence, limited by focus on one platform and no systemic proof.
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