Gui Blackout Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jude Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 There are 294,000 verified twitter accounts so that's $5.8M a month. Elon is gonna be richer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Jude said: There are 294,000 verified twitter accounts so that's $5.8M a month. Elon is gonna be richer. at least... think of all the ppl who WANT the blue check mark i wiilllll be verifying my account w 400 followers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X~MoviePoP Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, Jude said: There are 294,000 verified twitter accounts so that's $5.8M a month. Elon is gonna be richer. Only 294000? I expected way more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jude Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Yossarian said: at least... think of all the ppl who WANT the blue check mark i wiilllll be verifying my account w 400 followers Yup, millions of people will probably avail that blue check mark. Elon is indeed genius at making money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 What r the current requirements for a verified account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magazine Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 not the blatant lay-off fearmongering how is that even legal? this guy is the worst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) Do you at least have to have like 100k followers or something? If anyone can get it for $20 a month is honestly not worth it Once everyone has access to it, it loses all its prestige. Edited October 31, 2022 by Trent W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) There seems to be an assumption that all those artists and celebrities are dying to pay for extra clout when a lot of them don't even use Twitter and just have someone on their team post on their behalf. Will be interesting to see the uptick of either blue check randoms scamming people with their badge or phishing schemes a la Youtube comments section copying those without the badge. When the system is botched due to rush release and they leak people's personal credentials, what then Seeing him scrambling to punish them for his own mistake is honestly laughable Edited October 31, 2022 by Illuminati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Trent W said: Do you at least have to have like 100k followers or something? If anyone can get it for $20 a month is honestly not worth it Once everyone has access to it, it loses all its prestige. u dont even need that now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent W Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, Yossarian said: u dont even need that now So anyone who pays $20 can get it? The blue check used to mean you are an authentic personal figure or company with prestige. Now all it means is that you are paying $20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonSiblon Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 I love it, I love it! It gives me that buzz… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yossarian Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 1 minute ago, Trent W said: So anyone who pays $20 can get it? The blue check used to mean you are an authentic personal figure or company with prestige. Now all it means is that you are paying $20 correct :D i think its genius tbh lol the blue check was hardly that prestigious , buncha loser journalists have it for seemingly no good reason twitter.com/eatpraylusk I say *** em, remove the false sense of superiority the blue checks have. If having a blue check is no longer prestigious (barely presitigous now) , hllll yea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATRL Moderator Bloo Posted October 31, 2022 ATRL Moderator Share Posted October 31, 2022 This is pretty dumb. The point of the blue checkmark literally exists so anyone with a little bit of a public career could avoid being impersonated online. It's not there so people feel cool (like some people seem to think). A platform charging for that basic feature is so insanely dumb. But, go off Elon. I hope he continues to make Twitter worse so we can just render the platform irrelevant since it's just a stain on society at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
est. in 90s Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Blue check twitter about to be in shambles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightForTanas Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 So basically the checkmark is going to lose all meaning. Cant wait for that site to crumble just like truth social. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Into The Void Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 25 minutes ago, Trent W said: So anyone who pays $20 can get it? The blue check used to mean you are an authentic personal figure or company with prestige. Now all it means is that you are paying $20 How many of the ones with a verified badge are actually a personal figure with prestige Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 32 minutes ago, DonSiblon said: I love it, I love it! It gives me that buzz… 12 minutes ago, est. in 90s said: Blue check twitter about to be in shambles nnnnnn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sombre Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Regardless of the feature, can we talk about how he's giving the employees order on a Sunday and telling them if it's not done in 5 business days, they're fired? What kind of a leader is this? Horrible person. I wonder if he's like that at Tesla too. The amount of bugs that software must have - a nightmare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistah.Beyonce Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 He’s setting up his bid to end democracy slowly and carefully I see. Blue check marks give validity to tweets and profiles. People trust them, especially people who aren’t internet savvy. This is messy, but social media moves in and so will we. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teresaguidice Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Trent W said: Do you at least have to have like 100k followers or something? If anyone can get it for $20 a month is honestly not worth it Once everyone has access to it, it loses all its prestige. right now, it's given ad hoc mostly via direct relationships between twitter and publications, talent agencies, advertising/PR agencies, government communications, etc. (for example, a place like new york times has dedicated account manager at twitter who they can ask to verify their journalists). there's no minimum requirements in terms of followers or anything like that. Edited October 31, 2022 by teresaguidice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleEarthquake Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 i can't till Twitter gets Tumblr'd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delirious Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 Good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurem Posted October 31, 2022 Share Posted October 31, 2022 People calling him genius over this decision Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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