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He had a blue check which means his identity was verified, and then he changed his identity to impersonate someone else. That has always been against the rules.

by yucky 4y ago

He had a blue check which means his identity was verified, and then he changed his identity to impersonate someone else. That has always been against the rules. He is free to tweet about how much of an asshole Elon is (free speech), he wasn't free to pretend to be someone else when his identity was already verified. Otherwise, what is the point of identity verification?

nickthegreek 4y ago
The blue check does not mean verified moving forward. It now means you are a paying subscriber.
- yucky 4y ago
  That transition is obviously not complete yet, since it's just announced. In the meantime I'm sure he'll be fine on Mastonod or whatever it is these influencers are moving to.
- EricE 4y ago
  >The blue check does not mean verified moving forward. Just what are you basing this on? I've seen lots of people toss this around - where specifically has Elon or Twitter said that $8 will be a license to do whatever you want? If anything they have been adamant that will NOT be the case.
  - nickthegreek 4y ago
    I did not state that $8 is a license to do whatever you want. Twitter has said that Twitter Blue is now going from $5 to $8 and that it will include the badge, less ads, and priority positioning in replies. Nowhere did they say that giving them money for Twitter Blue was going to require anything more than it already does.
  - dclarke2022 4y ago
    Here, specifically: Twitter has officially announced that the blue check mark does not mean "verified". Here's a tweet: https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/1590109530452815872?s=51&t=XR59YG2foPF1O4lIdgWRTg https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/159010953045281587.... She says, "The new Twitter Blue does not include ID verification – it’s an opt-in, paid subscription that offers a blue checkmark and access to select features." A number of commenters of course then ask, "Then why do you keep calling it verification?"

by yucky 4y ago

nickthegreek 4y ago

The blue check does not mean verified moving forward. It now means you are a paying subscriber.

yucky 4y ago
That transition is obviously not complete yet, since it's just announced. In the meantime I'm sure he'll be fine on Mastonod or whatever it is these influencers are moving to.
EricE 4y ago
>The blue check does not mean verified moving forward. Just what are you basing this on? I've seen lots of people toss this around - where specifically has Elon or Twitter said that $8 will be a license to do whatever you want? If anything they have been adamant that will NOT be the case.
- nickthegreek 4y ago
  I did not state that $8 is a license to do whatever you want. Twitter has said that Twitter Blue is now going from $5 to $8 and that it will include the badge, less ads, and priority positioning in replies. Nowhere did they say that giving them money for Twitter Blue was going to require anything more than it already does.
- dclarke2022 4y ago
  Here, specifically: Twitter has officially announced that the blue check mark does not mean "verified". Here's a tweet: https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/1590109530452815872?s=51&t=XR59YG2foPF1O4lIdgWRTg https://twitter.com/esthercrawford/status/159010953045281587.... She says, "The new Twitter Blue does not include ID verification – it’s an opt-in, paid subscription that offers a blue checkmark and access to select features." A number of commenters of course then ask, "Then why do you keep calling it verification?"