Musk Vows Twitter Check Mark Cleanse, but Targets Specifically New York Times in Surprise Move
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Recently, there has been confusion on Twitter regarding the verification process for users. Twitter had announced that it would be winding down its old verification system and implementing a new subscription service called Twitter Blue. Users who wanted to stay verified would have to pay a monthly fee to join Twitter Blue. However, this weekend, instead of removing the blue check marks, Twitter appended a new label to them. The label reads, “This account is verified because it’s subscribed to Twitter Blue or is a legacy verified account.” This language has caused confusion among users about whether verified accounts are notable individuals or simply users who have paid for verification.
In the midst of this confusion, one high-profile account, the main account for the New York Times, did lose its blue check mark. Elon Musk, who often engages with Twitter users, responded to a meme about the Times declining to pay for verification by saying, “Oh ok, we’ll take it off then.” Musk then proceeded to criticize the New York Times in a series of tweets.
These recent developments highlight the confusion and whiplash that Twitter often creates for its users. It also demonstrates how Musk’s whims sometimes guide decisions about the platform. It’s important to note that despite the New York Times’ main account losing its blue check mark, its other accounts remained verified. The Times has reiterated that it has no plans to pay for verification.
Twitter has yet to comment on these recent changes. Furthermore, in a separate puzzling move, Twitter’s blue bird logo was replaced with the doge meme, which represents the cryptocurrency dogecoin. This move coincided with a 20% increase in the price of dogecoin.
Musk has been threatening to remove “legacy” blue check marks from users verified under Twitter’s old system since he acquired the platform. In November, Twitter launched its Twitter Blue subscription service with the option for paid users to receive blue check marks. However, the program was temporarily put on hold due to impersonators. It was relaunched in December.
The new verification system with the appended label could potentially make it easier for scammers and impersonators to deceive high-profile users. Experts have also questioned whether reserving verification for paid users will reduce the number of bots on the site, an issue that Musk has previously raised. Musk has presented these changes as a way of treating everyone equally and potentially driving revenue for the platform.
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