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by mikkergp 4y ago
https://nitter.net/ZoeSchiffer/status/1591081913166745601#m https://nitter.net/ZoeSchiffer/status/1591081913166745601#m
NEW: Twitter has suspended the launch of Twitter Blue and is actively trying to stop people from subscribing "to help address impersonation issues," per an internal note. 1/
The announcement was posted on Slack: "An update on what we did tonight: hid the entry point to Twitter Blue, added the 'official' label for ONLY advertisers. Note: here is at least one way for users to sign up for Blue. Legacy Blue users can go to subscriptions and upgrade" 2/
"Note 2: Existing Blue subscribers will still have access to their Blue features." 3/
Twitter has also disabled Blue from being purchased on Apple iOS. 4/4
edit: I bet this is what he had to do to get Robin Wheeler to stay.
- mbStavola 4y agoThe easy solution here is to just drop the paid verification plan, I'm not sure why they're so insistent on it. Outside of the bump from joke impersonations, was there a large number of people signing up for the check mark? I somehow doubt it.
- mikkergp 4y agoGeniuinely curious - is it the easy solution if it aligns with Musk's vision? I mean. "keeping twitter on the rails" and "reshaping twitter in musk's vision" may not be two things that overlap. Where does he go from here if he wants to equalize twitter and reduce bots based on paid verification. Maybe keep verification/blue checks for brands and politicians and remove blue checks from journalists/influencers? I think the old money liberal journalists are the the group he gripes with the most.