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The blue check wasn’t really about identity. It functions as a “noteworthy” marker. Blue checks get notifications from other blue checks is a separate section.
by wmil 4y ago
The blue check wasn’t really about identity. It functions as a “noteworthy” marker. Blue checks get notifications from other blue checks is a separate section.
So Milo was hassling one of the actresses from ghostbusters. Her important notifications were full of insults. She complained to her talent agency.
Her talent agency reps a lot of celebrities. Their complaint was that they need blue check notifications to be civil because the talent has to look for questions from reporters and other celebrities.
Pulling Milos blue check was the easiest way for Twitter to fix the problem.
- fortran77 4y ago> Their complaint was that they need blue check notifications to be civil because the talent has to look for questions from reporters and other celebrities. Well, then, here's the first half-truth. Milo may have roasted a celebrity who just made a bomb of a movie, but the complaints were largely about people responding to Milo who would also "@" the celebrity. So there really wasn't an issue that it was hard for this actor's staff to sort out questions from reporters, etc. She could have also simply blocked Milo. Problem gone!
- wmil 4y agoYou're not understanding the power dynamics at play. The agency reps a lot of celebs who don't want to see insults in their blue check notifications. Twitter wants those celebs to be active on Twitter and doesn't need Milo.