And since 2017 (maybe 2016) they've publicly stated the blue checks are 'on hold', though it seems some people still get them sometimes? From the blue checks I

And since 2017 (maybe 2016) they've publicly stated the blue checks are 'on hold', though it seems some people still get them sometimes? From the blue checks I see in my timeline right now it seems like it's completely arbitrary who has them vs. who doesn't. For example: A few journalists with hundreds or thousands of followers do, while others with same amount (all of whom I think are decent journalists) don't. Many organizations do (whether they have thousands or hundreds of thousands of followers, but some (with very recognizable names) don't. Some random individuals do, some don't, with follower counts in the hundreds to the millions. The only thing it does for me is adds visual noise to the timeline. I can turn it off (in Tweetbot) and do, but I'm not sure what the point is currently.