Julian Assange not only was denied a checkmark, Twitter refused to remove the account impersonating him. The moment Assange lost access to his Twitter account

Julian Assange not only was denied a checkmark, Twitter refused to remove the account impersonating him. The moment Assange lost access to his Twitter account though, and his friends (who had access to it, for just such an event) wanted to use it to call attention to his plight and campaign for its release, it was quickly suspended on the excuse that it wasn't him personally.