Twitter is delaying the rollout of verification check marks to subscribers of its new $8 a month service until after Tuesday's midterm elections, the New York Times reported on Sunday.
Twitter did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The US midterm elections on Tuesday will decide whether Republicans or President Joe Biden's Democrats will control Congress.
Changes to Twitter's verification process came a week after Elon Musk took over the social media company in a $44 billion deal. On Saturday, Twitter updated its app in Apple's App Store to begin charging $8 for blue check verification marks.
Twitter recently laid off 50 per cent of its employees, including employees on the trust and safety team, the company's head of safety and integrity Yoel Roth said in a tweet earlier this week.
Reuters reported on Thursday that Musk has directed Twitter's teams to find up to $1 billion in annual infrastructure cost savings.
Meanwhile, Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has been called on to intervene to help sacked Twitter workers in Dublin.
There's a call on the Tánaiste Leo Varadkar to intervene to help Twitter workers.
Sinn Féin spokesperson on workers' rights Louise O'Reilly is making the call, so they get the consultation they're entitled to under Irish law.
It is reported the Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment has not yet received a collective redundancy notice from Twitter over its decision to axe hundreds of employees in Dublin.
Ms O'Reilly said the company should have informed Leo Varadkar.
She told Newstalk: "My understanding is that they should have informed the Tánaiste as the relevant minister responsible. That wasn't done and again this is just a complete bypassing of what would be normal procedures.
"I'm sure that the Tánaiste will be corresponding with Twitter to rectify that situation, but the fact that they have bypassed all normal procedures is deeply regrettable."
