Now that they added back the "verified" stamp an internal slack message said to only allow it for advertisers. So the advertisers that pulled out like Oreo or

Now that they added back the "verified" stamp an internal slack message said to only allow it for advertisers. So the advertisers that pulled out like Oreo or whatever wouldn't be able to get it it seems (edit, pointed out below: Oreo does have it, some other major companies like McDonalds don't but I'm not sure of their advertiser status), which in turn seems like extortion (put them at the mercy of fake accounts and confusion without the verfied wording) to go along with the earlier advertiser blackmail ("name and shame" for hurting what Musk characterizes as "free speech" if they dont pay back up). Source: > this message was posted in the Twitter Slack to clarify: "An update on what we did tonight: hid the entry point to Twitter Blue, added the 'official' label for ONLY advertisers." https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-drops-8-paid-verification-tricking-people-not-ok-musk-says/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/11/twitter-quietly-... Emphasis not added.