Twitter has made it possible for everyone to get their account verified through their Blue subscription, which has led to more people abusing the feature and openly trolling social media with outlandish posts. In an effort to prevent further unrest, the Elon Musk-owned network deactivated subscriptions on Friday and even removed the checkmarks for a short time.
The CEO finally confirmed that the relaunch of the Blue Verified feature will take place on November 29 “to make sure it is rock solid”.
Punting relaunch of Blue Verified as of November 29 to make sure it’s rock solid
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) November 15, 2022
The blue checkmark is a Premium Membership feature that used to cost $5 a month with a few perks like editing and scheduling a tweet, but was later bumped up to $8 in an effort to bring in more money.
To remedy this, Musk has added another benefit: allowing users to have the blue check mark that makes them verified, a feat previously reserved for accounts of politicians, celebrities, journalists, media outlets, and other high-profile entities. profile.
Musk didn’t explain how Twitter is planning to stop imposters from appearing verified, but given the dynamic situation at the company, we’re not even sure he has a plan.
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