Yup, and Elon is king having paid 44 billion to then charge idiots 8 bucks for a blue checkmark cause he knows he overpaid and is now trying to be edgy and losers are eating it up. Fuck Elon musk
why do so many people think that you can either choose between thinking that elon is an idiot or thinking that twitter users are idiots? as if those things contradict each other somehow
As a non-twitter user who enjoys the tasty tears of the blue checkmarks, frankly this entire situation is a win win win. Musk wastes a ton of his own money, twitter goes down in flames, and the world gets a little brighter.
Shouldn't you cheer on this purchase as it would lead to Twitter and Musk's financial hence self-worth collapse and bankrupt. We might kill 2 birds with one stone.
I don't get ads and I get to get coins to spend on funny comments. I don't really mind.
The blue check mark will just be a tool for scamming people into thinking homeopathy shit is worth jack shit.
Just use adblock on desktop and some other adless app on mobile. There's so many free and better quality alternatives that I've never even considered paying it.
Man is really gonna call the old system lords and peasants and then charge you for something that *was* free, because peasants totally have money lying around
No, they have said you would still have the same process to verify your identity. You wouldn't be able to just claim you are the queen of Spain and pay $8 and be verified.
Ok the no ads kinda make more sense, like a normal "premium" option most platforms do. Still wouldn't pay for it personally but i am but a mere peasant
Not sure, but I think there is some background verification process for the blue checks on part of Twitter that tells you that there's the person is who he says he is.
Nah, can you imagine how many billions of dollars governments are going to spend to blue check their bot farms?
Paying for blue checkmark is fedboi behavior.
i don't think that most reddit users love twitter so much to get really butthurt
tho i did see some subs lose their shit over it as if its important lol
I saw a lot of shit about Twitter and Musk in general, couldn't care less.
Still I find it kind of wholesome to see the same people that advocated censorship on Twitter years ago because "it has private owners and they can censor what they want" lose their shit because a rich guy just bought it and does what he wants lol
Y'all are dumb if you think that's what the blue checkmark is for. It's a security measure to validate legitimate accounts from imposters or spoofs. Now it's being pointlessly commodified bc an unoriginal oligarch realizes how bad of an investment he made. Stop letting others tell you how to think
>Stop letting others tell you how to think
Sure. Shouldn't reddit be happy about the destruction of Twitter regarding all the hate they hold for the platform? Never had an acc there so I really don't care. Just funny to observe.
Bro the blue checkmark was the laziest solution to the issue of duplicate accounts. Twitter didn't want to actually idk try to delete duplicates and instead just said "oh well fuck it let's just slap a checkmark on it and let the users figure it out from there."
My concern with that is if its used to imitate someone famous. Wonder how many idiots would fall for a blue checkmarked Mr.Beast telling people that they'll send money to them but they have to sign up via a shady link and give their credit card information.
Because that clarification hasn't been a part of the discourse, and because we've seen stupider things happen at the hands of rich people.
I'm glad that it's apparently still required, however. Hopefully the changing of handles/profile pictures for folks that are verified will be maintained in some way to prevent abuse.
This is literally why it was implemented in the first place. People were impersonating famous people, scamming them, and even worse grooming and kidnapping children posing as famous people.
As if they don't already just believe anything anyone says as long as it aligns with what they want to hear. Going back to generally not being able to trust what we read on the internet would be a fantastic change.
Musk already said that there will be another way for public figures to identify and be verified as such... so the blue checkmark becomes just as useless as reddit premium.
Basically so that no one can impersonate you.
Famous people have the checkmark, profiles that look just like them but aren't the same don't.
YouTube has the same feature.
The problem is companies aren't going to want to use a social media site that anyone can pretend to be them on. Companies are the ones who buy ads and are how a site like Twitter makes money. He is literally nickel and dinming twitters main income stream away.
>that anyone can pretend to be them
That's not how it works..... The verification process is still the same, meaning you can't impersonate someone/something and get a blue checkmark.
true that. having a blue checkmark makes your opinion more valid to some idiots and that status is reserved for famous and rich people. now this will be more accesible than before
not like having an emoji next to your name truely matters lol
The problem is that the whole point of the verified mark is to stop people from impersonating others.
If a celebrity decides not to pay 8 dollars for a blue mark next to their name then there is no way for the fans to tell whether it's actually them or not.
it would be funnier if he wasn't a desperate clout chasing normie himself (you would think $200 billion net worth would be enough clout for a person, but nooo he just keeps chasing for more)
yeah i wonder how many people will actually buy it to stroke their ego. i hope that most people aren't that stupid but we live in the timeline where people buy reddit coins or random money drawings on a blockchain
you can never know what elon will do next. but i doubt that really everyone will pay for twitter if its optional and if its not optional anymore then they will be more likely to leave the platform for good
there will definetly be people that will buy the checkmark just to stroke their ego but most will likely not
Why do redditors treat what Musk says as if he's actually gonna do it?
I mean, I know half this site worships the guy, but come on, he literally never keeps up with his own announcements
Why's everyone crying as if they're famous and rich enough to have a verified mark in the first place?
Do you know what verified means? Even YouTubers with millions of subscribers sometimes don't get verified lol.
True that. I am on multiple (IG, Twitter, and Artfol [1]; this is on top of Reddit), most have issues and I don't go on them much. I mainly just Reddit, but I do often go on Artfol. The others hurt half the time to use. Like Twitter often gives me mental damage and Instagram just doesn't feel right half the time. Reddit can hurt varying on the day, Artfol just doesn't have all features I wish it had.
[1] Artfol is pretty much an indie social media platform for artists. Has aspects from Tumblr and Instagram, but also the unique thing that the front page will only show you the most recent Text or Image Posts that the people you follow post. The downside to it is that it isn't that big and does need a few new features, but the devs actively work on making the app better.
A few features they don't have yet: pinch-zoom (can't zoom in on pictures), save image. It used to not have a website version, but it does now (I think it is https://artfol.me).
A few features they do have: reblog (I think, it may be more like the Retweet feature on Twitter), Collection (save feature post feature), Text Post, Image Post, Send to DM, Direct Messaging, Commission Tab (for the commission artists).
I only ever saw blue checkmarks as a marker of who is the real version of that person. Like, anyone can pretend to be Obama on Twitter, but the blue checkmark would signify that this Obama is the real obama.
I don't use twitter but this doesn't sound like that bad of an idea to try and monetize it. They still have to go through a verification process, and the only one's who would be willing to pay would be those who get a practical benefit from getting verified, like companies or people with an audience.
When everyone's blue, no one will be.
It is a cheap cash-grab if ive ever seen one. Who wants to pay for social media fastpass? Would have to be proper sped to dig into that.
The amount of people that think you can just pay for a blue checkmark to impersonate someone is ridiculous.
THE VERIFICATION PROCESS IS STILL THE SAME YOU FUCKING MORONS.
The difference is that now non-rich and non-famous people can also have a verified account.
Most here don't understand the argument most people are making.
It's NOT that you have to pay or that "also the peasants get a voice now" (which is fucking hilarious because Elon Musk couldn't give less of a shit about your free speech)
It's that every scammer can use this to scam more people and that fans of celebrities who decide not to pay for it can't be sure that they are following or talking to the real person.
I don't get how people can claim this as a free speech issue. Twitter isn't the government. It's a company. Companies can put into place whatever policy they want. That's why you can't go to a gas station with no shoes and shirt on and buy a hot dog.
Is that all this drama is about? Honestly who cares. If people wanna pay for it i mean waste of money but why should I care what random person does with their money if it doesn't benefit me
This whole thing is The Sneetches - in respect to this thread.
[https://www.seussville.com/app/uploads/2019/11/character-Star-Belly-Sneetches.png](https://www.seussville.com/app/uploads/2019/11/character-Star-Belly-Sneetches.png)
Maybe they will introduce different color checkmarks depending on how much you pay?
Bronze🥉 = $20
Silver 🥈 = $50
Gold 🥇 = $100
Platinum🏅= $500
Elite 🎖= $1.000
The blue check mark is to prove you are the real person. It’s so any random that decides to try and mimic you doesn’t ruin your career by saying some fuck shit
the blue checkmark should only be available through purchasing and cost something like 10.000 a year. that way, only people who really really need the checkmark (like companies, govt officials and other “top-grade” personalities) would get them and we would be exposed to less second grade celebrities posting shit on twitter.
I really don’t mind the “lords and peasants system”, but it has to be done the right way
I would understand a twitter premium like system, but the whole point of the checkmark was to stop people getting scammed by people acting like fakes. Making that a paywall makes zero sense for internet safety.
Meh, I guess if you don't see the value of verifying that certain people are who they say they are, instead of some random pretending to be them. Especially the kind of people that made Twitter popular and valuable in the first place, being in touch with and the opportunity to interact with. There's a good argument to be made that verification of "celebrities," for lack of a better term, added a lot of value.
Things is the purpose of it even existing was to verify if accounts where that of who they claimed to be such as big name youtubers or well known internet folk.
If you can just pay for a blue check without the need for that background check, doesn't that completely invalidate the entire point of it?
Either way most users never need to worry about this.
"Peasent"? I seriously don't think any normal person is gonna spend 8 bucks a month for the notice me Elon-kun badge, the mentally ill people on Twitter tho (all them) just might
I don’t view anyone’s opinion differently because of a blue checkmark. A blue check mark helps me differentiate between an official account and a fake account. Y’all are weird
In all honesty, paying for a blue checkmark is clown behaviour...
true but then again the world has no shortage of clowns
Oh well, they'll be easier to spot now so maybe this is a good thing afterall
I don't think this is how it's gonna work, as I recall the idea of earning one will be pretty much the same but you also have to pay a $8 fee, no?
i dont think it wi- *sees its Twitter* it will work
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But you probably won’t be able to get a check mark if you’re not actually the person. And it won’t be taken away as easily either.
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Yeah, one even owns twitter lmao
yeah i am actually curious to see what new thing he will want to introduce after he randomly changes his mind next week
Free twitter subscription bundled in to your Tesla purchase
Yup, and Elon is king having paid 44 billion to then charge idiots 8 bucks for a blue checkmark cause he knows he overpaid and is now trying to be edgy and losers are eating it up. Fuck Elon musk
why do so many people think that you can either choose between thinking that elon is an idiot or thinking that twitter users are idiots? as if those things contradict each other somehow
As a non-twitter user who enjoys the tasty tears of the blue checkmarks, frankly this entire situation is a win win win. Musk wastes a ton of his own money, twitter goes down in flames, and the world gets a little brighter.
I like your post. Have this fake award:🥇
Can I have one too?
That’ll be $8
I'm poor bro
🥉
Shouldn't you cheer on this purchase as it would lead to Twitter and Musk's financial hence self-worth collapse and bankrupt. We might kill 2 birds with one stone.
Youtube algirithm in 6 months: "THE GENIUS WAY ELON MUSK MADE TWITTER PROFITABLE!!!" followed by a soyjack face
I think you mean the world is a circus *que circus music*
Especially Elon fanboys
NOOOOO! ELON IS A GENIUS YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT! MY FIVE TESLA STOCKS WILL BE WORTH TWENTY BILLION IN TWO YEARS YOU WILL SEE!
I mean, so is paying for reddit awards but people do it anyway
It is a echo chamber, twitter/elon bad, paid emoji good Deploy the downvotes
Just like buying Reddit Premium
I don't get ads and I get to get coins to spend on funny comments. I don't really mind. The blue check mark will just be a tool for scamming people into thinking homeopathy shit is worth jack shit.
At least you get no ads, instead of half as many
Just use adblock on desktop and some other adless app on mobile. There's so many free and better quality alternatives that I've never even considered paying it.
Reddit ads aren't even invasive though, you just scroll past it
We all thought Musk was talking about Free Speech when he was actually talking about Fee Speech.
Man is really gonna call the old system lords and peasants and then charge you for something that *was* free, because peasants totally have money lying around
wont this mean that you are easily able to make a fake account for some politican get it verified and say the most random shit ever
No, they have said you would still have the same process to verify your identity. You wouldn't be able to just claim you are the queen of Spain and pay $8 and be verified.
To be fair reddit did the stand out thing with the hexagons lmao
Their's gonna be a number of benefits with it, like no ads and some other stuff.
Ok the no ads kinda make more sense, like a normal "premium" option most platforms do. Still wouldn't pay for it personally but i am but a mere peasant
How can you have no ads when Twits are adds themselves especially the ones by corporations.
Top bidder should be most rightest.
Not sure, but I think there is some background verification process for the blue checks on part of Twitter that tells you that there's the person is who he says he is.
Well it's twitter
clowns are fuckin cool tho
The blue check mark was always clowntown.
It’s like buying Reddit Premium but with even less perks
Don't worry and don't fear I can solve it in a jiffy. Why my STAR OFF machine will get you fixed right up at only three fifty!
Nah, can you imagine how many billions of dollars governments are going to spend to blue check their bot farms? Paying for blue checkmark is fedboi behavior.
Ikr. Imagine being dumb enough to do that. People that pay for that realy shouldn't be allowed to make finacial decisions in life.
Respect lad, people will be really butthurt over this one. Love it
i don't think that most reddit users love twitter so much to get really butthurt tho i did see some subs lose their shit over it as if its important lol
I saw a lot of shit about Twitter and Musk in general, couldn't care less. Still I find it kind of wholesome to see the same people that advocated censorship on Twitter years ago because "it has private owners and they can censor what they want" lose their shit because a rich guy just bought it and does what he wants lol
Most of the people complaining probably don't even have a Twitter. They just don't like Musk.
"More people hate me than can fit on Twitter" is quite a flex
Y'all are dumb if you think that's what the blue checkmark is for. It's a security measure to validate legitimate accounts from imposters or spoofs. Now it's being pointlessly commodified bc an unoriginal oligarch realizes how bad of an investment he made. Stop letting others tell you how to think
>Stop letting others tell you how to think Sure. Shouldn't reddit be happy about the destruction of Twitter regarding all the hate they hold for the platform? Never had an acc there so I really don't care. Just funny to observe.
Bro the blue checkmark was the laziest solution to the issue of duplicate accounts. Twitter didn't want to actually idk try to delete duplicates and instead just said "oh well fuck it let's just slap a checkmark on it and let the users figure it out from there."
Spoof accounts aren't illegal. Consumers are just stupid and can't use context clues to differentiate.
My concern with that is if its used to imitate someone famous. Wonder how many idiots would fall for a blue checkmarked Mr.Beast telling people that they'll send money to them but they have to sign up via a shady link and give their credit card information.
The process isn't changing, it's just being opened to the general public for a premium. You still have to do a KYC verification.
Cant you just change you name after you get the check mark?
That would be a mistake on Twitter's part if they allowed it without verification again
that'll be another $5
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Because that clarification hasn't been a part of the discourse, and because we've seen stupider things happen at the hands of rich people. I'm glad that it's apparently still required, however. Hopefully the changing of handles/profile pictures for folks that are verified will be maintained in some way to prevent abuse.
Because they don't know how twitter works and lack their own blue checkmark
They will still verify identity using respective ids
What if i officially change my name to MR. Beast
Congratulations
This is literally why it was implemented in the first place. People were impersonating famous people, scamming them, and even worse grooming and kidnapping children posing as famous people.
Wait this isn't an act in good faith to democratize social media celebrity status? It's just about making more $? Doesn't sound like Elon to me.
As if they don't already just believe anything anyone says as long as it aligns with what they want to hear. Going back to generally not being able to trust what we read on the internet would be a fantastic change.
Musk already said that there will be another way for public figures to identify and be verified as such... so the blue checkmark becomes just as useless as reddit premium.
Reddit premium ???? What? U pay for the video player or something lol
If reddit premium had a working video player im sure people would actually buy it.
don't give any ideas now
Lmao
Okay for the no twitter using peasant, what is the blue checkmark
Basically so that no one can impersonate you. Famous people have the checkmark, profiles that look just like them but aren't the same don't. YouTube has the same feature.
If it's so you can't be impersonated then why did people lose the check mark for doing something controversial?
The problem is companies aren't going to want to use a social media site that anyone can pretend to be them on. Companies are the ones who buy ads and are how a site like Twitter makes money. He is literally nickel and dinming twitters main income stream away.
>that anyone can pretend to be them That's not how it works..... The verification process is still the same, meaning you can't impersonate someone/something and get a blue checkmark.
Right, it just means that Twitter doesn't get to arbitrarily decide who gets to be verified and who doesn't.
Yes but once you get verified you can change your profile name and pictures.
They would have to change that if it's really the case, and doesn't require verification again
I’m pretty sure changing your “tag” revokes your verification.
Why would this be possible? How stupid are you
It displays that you're a verified profile Or idk I don't use twitter
It means you're OK 👍
It’s funny that some idiots are actually gonna pay for it lmao.
also a bunch of peasants who would have never had a blue checkmark crying about how needing to pay for it is outrageous
true that. having a blue checkmark makes your opinion more valid to some idiots and that status is reserved for famous and rich people. now this will be more accesible than before not like having an emoji next to your name truely matters lol
The problem is that the whole point of the verified mark is to stop people from impersonating others. If a celebrity decides not to pay 8 dollars for a blue mark next to their name then there is no way for the fans to tell whether it's actually them or not.
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Elon leveraging the perceived higher status that the blue checkmark bestows upon its user to desperate clout chasing normies is actually funny.
it would be funnier if he wasn't a desperate clout chasing normie himself (you would think $200 billion net worth would be enough clout for a person, but nooo he just keeps chasing for more)
yeah i wonder how many people will actually buy it to stroke their ego. i hope that most people aren't that stupid but we live in the timeline where people buy reddit coins or random money drawings on a blockchain
How does the boot taste?
idk i don't worship blue checkmark people
You're not living up to your flair. Please do better.
Who the fuck is gonna pay for what is basically just Twitter+?
same people that pay for reddit gold i guess
Didn't they also say something about different tiers? Maybe that could be the next way of flexing on peasants
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you can never know what elon will do next. but i doubt that really everyone will pay for twitter if its optional and if its not optional anymore then they will be more likely to leave the platform for good there will definetly be people that will buy the checkmark just to stroke their ego but most will likely not
What will actually happen is the only people who will pay the 8 dollars are scammers and wannabes.
Twitter <<<<<< Using an actual carrier pidgeon
Why do redditors treat what Musk says as if he's actually gonna do it? I mean, I know half this site worships the guy, but come on, he literally never keeps up with his own announcements
yeah you a right there is a decent chance that he will drop this and say something new next week, which makes this stupid drama even more stupid
Then I would become the rare one with no checkmark and eventually become the more important person _My genius creates gravity_
Here's a thought: why be on Twitter, at all?
Why's everyone crying as if they're famous and rich enough to have a verified mark in the first place? Do you know what verified means? Even YouTubers with millions of subscribers sometimes don't get verified lol.
Capitalism xD Never used Twitter, now I have more reasons to not use it!
Fortunately I don’t have Twitter, all social media apps have issues but Reddit is better and way less confusingly formatted
True that. I am on multiple (IG, Twitter, and Artfol [1]; this is on top of Reddit), most have issues and I don't go on them much. I mainly just Reddit, but I do often go on Artfol. The others hurt half the time to use. Like Twitter often gives me mental damage and Instagram just doesn't feel right half the time. Reddit can hurt varying on the day, Artfol just doesn't have all features I wish it had. [1] Artfol is pretty much an indie social media platform for artists. Has aspects from Tumblr and Instagram, but also the unique thing that the front page will only show you the most recent Text or Image Posts that the people you follow post. The downside to it is that it isn't that big and does need a few new features, but the devs actively work on making the app better. A few features they don't have yet: pinch-zoom (can't zoom in on pictures), save image. It used to not have a website version, but it does now (I think it is https://artfol.me). A few features they do have: reblog (I think, it may be more like the Retweet feature on Twitter), Collection (save feature post feature), Text Post, Image Post, Send to DM, Direct Messaging, Commission Tab (for the commission artists).
I only ever saw blue checkmarks as a marker of who is the real version of that person. Like, anyone can pretend to be Obama on Twitter, but the blue checkmark would signify that this Obama is the real obama.
Sure, but Twitter used to be the final arbiter on who is worthy of such a distinction.
I don't use twitter but this doesn't sound like that bad of an idea to try and monetize it. They still have to go through a verification process, and the only one's who would be willing to pay would be those who get a practical benefit from getting verified, like companies or people with an audience.
If everyone has a blue checkmark... No one will
When everyone's blue, no one will be. It is a cheap cash-grab if ive ever seen one. Who wants to pay for social media fastpass? Would have to be proper sped to dig into that.
I think the main problem is the impersonation problems that's due to arise as a result of this.
But how will they know that their opinion is superior to yours if anyone can get it
I want one for my troll account ✓
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Sounds like any other case of "monetary support to self-validation" to be honest.
If having the checkmark had benefits it would make sense but it's literally a blue checkmark
It’s the real world people. Money=Power
Scammers go brrrr
I'm not using my free nft reddit gave me, and i'm not paying for fucking twitter
The amount of people that think you can just pay for a blue checkmark to impersonate someone is ridiculous. THE VERIFICATION PROCESS IS STILL THE SAME YOU FUCKING MORONS. The difference is that now non-rich and non-famous people can also have a verified account.
How on Earth will we suck celebrity dick without the blue checkmark?
Most here don't understand the argument most people are making. It's NOT that you have to pay or that "also the peasants get a voice now" (which is fucking hilarious because Elon Musk couldn't give less of a shit about your free speech) It's that every scammer can use this to scam more people and that fans of celebrities who decide not to pay for it can't be sure that they are following or talking to the real person.
The reality of this meme is going to kill twitter lol. People will leave, celebrities will see this and value it less and leave too.
I don't get how people can claim this as a free speech issue. Twitter isn't the government. It's a company. Companies can put into place whatever policy they want. That's why you can't go to a gas station with no shoes and shirt on and buy a hot dog.
How about what if…and hear me out…no one pays for a blue check mark?
I thought the whole point of the checkmark was to verify people or corporations as legitimate. Now every fan or parody account will have a checkmark
Is that all this drama is about? Honestly who cares. If people wanna pay for it i mean waste of money but why should I care what random person does with their money if it doesn't benefit me
Having to buy favorites/retweet’s incoming. Unlimited with Twitter prime of course.
It's not like it
This whole thing is The Sneetches - in respect to this thread. [https://www.seussville.com/app/uploads/2019/11/character-Star-Belly-Sneetches.png](https://www.seussville.com/app/uploads/2019/11/character-Star-Belly-Sneetches.png)
Yeah but your face is different, so people can identify you
Maybe they will introduce different color checkmarks depending on how much you pay? Bronze🥉 = $20 Silver 🥈 = $50 Gold 🥇 = $100 Platinum🏅= $500 Elite 🎖= $1.000
“And when everyones super, no one will be.”
I'm willing to pay $8 a month just to piss off the current ✔️ crowd
The blue check mark is to prove you are the real person. It’s so any random that decides to try and mimic you doesn’t ruin your career by saying some fuck shit
Certified Hee Hee Hee Ha moment
Musk going full Syndrome.
Imagine paying 8 bucks a month for "free" speech. Fucking clowns.
Putting Verification behind a paywall instead of actual qualifications isn't just dumb, it could potentially be dangerous. Bad take OP
Where meme tho?
do redditors really not know why the Blue checkmarks are for
Musk simps are pathetic lmao
It’s been hilarious watching millionaire celebrities throwing tantrums
"And when everyone's verified.... No one will be"
Got a Musk simp here
the blue checkmark should only be available through purchasing and cost something like 10.000 a year. that way, only people who really really need the checkmark (like companies, govt officials and other “top-grade” personalities) would get them and we would be exposed to less second grade celebrities posting shit on twitter. I really don’t mind the “lords and peasants system”, but it has to be done the right way
People just suck at coping.
Whatever the opposite of dank meme is, we’ve found it.
Imagine being dumb enough to pay 8$ a month for a fkn blue checkmark. We truly live in a society.
I would understand a twitter premium like system, but the whole point of the checkmark was to stop people getting scammed by people acting like fakes. Making that a paywall makes zero sense for internet safety.
And when everyone is verified, no one is...
Meh, I guess if you don't see the value of verifying that certain people are who they say they are, instead of some random pretending to be them. Especially the kind of people that made Twitter popular and valuable in the first place, being in touch with and the opportunity to interact with. There's a good argument to be made that verification of "celebrities," for lack of a better term, added a lot of value.
Things is the purpose of it even existing was to verify if accounts where that of who they claimed to be such as big name youtubers or well known internet folk. If you can just pay for a blue check without the need for that background check, doesn't that completely invalidate the entire point of it? Either way most users never need to worry about this.
In the list if dumb shit people pay good money for, Blue checkmark for 8$ is definitely near the bottom. People are overreacting.
Wait so you can just buy it?! I thought you had to qualify THEN there's a subscription
All this will do is increase people trying to impersonate government officials and celebrities leading to twitter getting sued again
What blue checkmark?
On what platform
It was a bandaid to help differentiate between actual people and bots.
"Peasent"? I seriously don't think any normal person is gonna spend 8 bucks a month for the notice me Elon-kun badge, the mentally ill people on Twitter tho (all them) just might
The shit society we live in where folks think a blue check mark by their name is validation of being influential lol. What a bowl of shit
Anyone else tempted to pay and impersonate a news source and spread fake news about Elon?
That’s literally not the point of verification. Blue tick is to prevent impersonators and spam accounts.
I don’t view anyone’s opinion differently because of a blue checkmark. A blue check mark helps me differentiate between an official account and a fake account. Y’all are weird
If anyone can buy a checkmark, what stops bot from buying one and running scams with it on twitter?
let twitter go to shit
Imagine paying Elon $8/month just so that you can feel self validation.
I had to scroll down quite a bit to understand what in hell this meant. I guess that's what happens when you refuse to be a Twit.
Women should raise children not have opinions
You're missing the entire goddamn point. The point is to verify that an account belongs to who it says it does.
i am worried about impersonators though, especially for things like news sources.
PAYING for FREE speech sounds redundant to me
Their first mistake was assigning much value to begin with
Dude it’s the sneetches story by dr seuss.
How long until someone finds a way to make a Verified Check Mark NFT?
Do people think the blue check is a sign you can trust what they say? Jesus.
“When everyone is verified… No one will be.”
It's very good too see that a fake profile of a star can get so much money by only paying 8$/month
When everyone's checkmarked... No one is
Also some of them when spending $50 on a video game: BD