Is this really the solution to Twitter's blue-tick verification problem?
Twitter has announced a new verification program that will be used to mark official accounts of companies, media outlets, brands, public figures and government agencies. The move comes after owner Elon Musk previously said the existing blue tick would become a paid-for feature costing $US8 per month.
When Musk’s new system rolls out in the coming days, any user will be able to pay for the blue tick as part of the Twitter Blue subscription service. It will not require ID verification, but will be disabled if the user changes their Twitter name.The move is the latest in a long line of rapid-fire changes being made at the social media platform since Musk took over. The Tesla CEO has made staggering, and is reportedly setting very tight deadlines for new features to be rolled out.
“If you make it a pay-for-play type of proposition, it turns that whole justification for having such a system on its head,” she said, which is presumably why Twitter has followed up with a second kind of tick.Twitter users at large have become increasingly hostile towards Musk since he took ownership. In a nod to his previous complaints that Twitter was too heavy on moderation, he tweeted on October 29 that “comedy is now legal on Twitter”.
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