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> mostly because they were liberal journalists No, blue ticks were for far more groups than liberal journalists. You're right that certain progressive anti-shi
by philipallstar 2y ago
> mostly because they were liberal journalists
No, blue ticks were for far more groups than liberal journalists. You're right that certain progressive anti-shibboleths, like saying "masks might not work" or "trans women shouldn't be allowed in women's bathrooms" could well get you de-ckeckmarked, or outright banned, but pretty much everyone on there as a blue checkmark was toeing that line, or quickly recanting if they strayed.
I think he wanted to de-emphasise celebrity and also raise some cash.
- arp242 2y agoI don't think people were being punished for saying "masks might not work", but rather for things such as "mask mandates are literally exactly the same as Nazi Germany" and that type of thing. Same with the trans women, which often was (and still is) more along the lines of "the only reason is sexual deviants who want to rape our kids". I'm sure there are some exceptions here and there for people who said some more nuanced things, but that was not the norm.