9to5Mac, to random
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X blue checkmarks being forced on journalists who don’t want them https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/04/x-blue-checkmarks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

musictraveler,
@musictraveler@mastodon.online avatar

@9to5Mac

No one is forcing journalists the X blue check marks 🤷🏻‍♀️

Journalists are free to leave Twitter and when journalists would have been smart enough they would already have left this ridiculous platform of dictator Musk

People who stay on Twitter they agree with Elon Musk his dictator decisions so they should not complain

itnewsbot, to twitter
@itnewsbot@schleuss.online avatar

Embarrassed about paying Musk for Twitter Blue? You can hide the checkmark now - Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | NurPhoto)

Twitter's subscripti... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1958311 #x

mho, to twitter

Twitter Blue subscribers can now hide their blue checks |

, which is currently rebranding to €X Blue, now includes the option to hide the notorious . Twitter Blue subscribers recently started noticing the “hide your blue checkmark” option on the web and in mobile apps, offering the ability to hide that they’re paying for and avoid memes about how “this mf paid for twitter.”

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23816924/twitter-x-blue-subscribers-hide-blue-check-option

crooksandliars, to random
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spocko,
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Dem Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, a Black woman, called out GOP Rep. Eli Crane for his use of the term "colored people" while he attempted to defend the amendment during a floor debate in the House this Thursday.
https://crooksandliars.com/2023/07/gop-rep-pretends-racist-defense-bill

I captioned this for & asked @Karoli to put it up since I didn't want to get all the hits followed by trolls "Just asking questions" Like "What about the NAACP?"
I answered them here:
https://letmegooglethat.com/?q=Ask+NAACP+President+Rev.+William+Barber+Why+doesn%27t+the+NAACP+change+its+name%3F&l=1

Dem Rep. Joyce Beatty of Ohio, a Black woman, called out GOP Rep. Eli Crane for his use of the term "colored people" while he attempted to defend the amendment during a floor debate in the House this Thursday. https://crooksandliars.com/2023/07/gop-rep-pretends-racist-defense-bill

mho, to internet

How to Build (And Destroy) a

Status means everything to platforms like and Facebook. But contrary to what thinks, it doesn’t come from a .

" may be boneheaded as a revenue scheme, but it excels as a case study in how grappling for status can ruin a social network."

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/social-media-status-twitter-blue-checks-bluesky/673987/

video/mp4

mho, to internet

"When the Auschwitz Museum is having to issue a public statement saying that they didn’t pay for , it’s probably time for some deep self-reflection about what you’re doing.

Oh and now that advertisers have to subscribe to Blue to advertise, any extension that blocks Twitter Blue users will also probably block most ads. The business genius has another excellent idea."


https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-business-genius-has-another-excellent
>Read to the end for a chill cat

bastelbro, to random German

RT @Anwalt_Jun
Twitter versucht den Verkauf der unbeliebten Blauen Haken durch Vorspiegelung von zahlenden Referenzkunden zu fördern. Das verletzt einerseits die Rechte der missbrauchten Referenzen und ist im Übrigen irrführender Wettbewerb nach § 5 UWG. Daraus folgt:
1/x

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mho, to internet

Celebs Don’t Want to Pay for a on . Musk Fanboys Are Mad About It. –

& Co. are bringing their pitchforks.

"Elon’s loyal following of right-wingers and shitposters have embraced with open arms. But they’re not happy that others have not: Several of fans and far-right public figures have tweeted at and about celebrities to complain about their refusal to fork over money for Twitter Blue."


https://www.motherjones.com/media/2023/04/elon-musk-twitter-blue-check-mark-lebron-james-stephen-king/

mho, to internet

Users With a Million Followers Are Getting 'Paid' Blue Checks, Like It or Not

“Wait I’m crying they’re giving them for punishment now,” Chrissy tweeted.

[...]

"Disturbingly, accounts from people who are" dead — including Anthony , Chadwick , and Kobe ­— have also received the paid blue checks, obviously without being able to consent."

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-blue-badges-added-to-celebrity-accounts-without-subscription-1234722041/

wintersparv, to internet

Space rockets, Twitter—what's the next thing that's going to blow up on Elon Musk's watch?

mnutty, to internet

Day 177 and #Twitter users are surprised that #ElonMusk’s decision to remove #bluecheck validation is causing chaos and the creation of impersonation accounts. That could never have been predicted?

#Decentralized #SocialMedia is the solution for exposure to willful and arbitrary behavior by egomaniacal billionaires

Anybody else perplexed this happened? 😜

https://thehill.com/policy/technology/3963163-blue-check-chaos-twitter-policy-spurs-confusion-and-scramble-to-prove-authenticity

mnutty,
  1. In a true sign of 's sucess in monitizing 's blue checkmark, some poor coding creature was charged with making said checkmark hideable

The old has come a long way in 10 months. What was once and indicator of authenticity and influence has now degraded into what exactly?

Please fill in the blank:
The X Blue Checkmark signifies ________

https://www.theverge.com/2023/8/2/23816924/twitter-x-blue-subscribers-hide-blue-check-option

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