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Everyone who signs up for Twitter Blue (ie pays $3/month) should get an authentication checkmark — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2022 He has since deleted t
by tyrust 4y ago
Everyone who signs up for Twitter Blue (ie pays $3/month) should get an authentication checkmark
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 10, 2022
He has since deleted the Tweet, but it is an indicator of how out of touch he is when it comes to providing a free and equitable platform.
https://euronewsweek.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-hints-at-paid-twitter-verification/ https://euronewsweek.co.uk/tech/elon-musk-hints-at-paid-twit...
- from 4y agoSo... only vaguely "famous" people should be able to get verified? The current system is much worse than that, you can find PR firms online right now that charge $5-10k to get an article written about you in Forbes, come up with a fake Spotify profile so that you're a "musician," etc so that you can be verified.