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Twitter Begins Offering $7.99-a-Month Verification Subscriptions

nytimes.com

4 pointsgdeglin5 comments

But it's not a verification mark anymore. No verification is involved.

It's a subscription mark.

Why is NYT calling it "Verification Subscriptions"? Just because the mark looks the same as the previous verification mark?

Twitter is asking me to subcribe to something called "Twitter Blue" for 6.99/m. It does not mention anything about verification in the details, which reads like:

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I hope they're re-adding verification to it soon, otherwise blue checks completely lose their original purpose. Despite not liking his childish antics I'm rooting for Musk with this Twitter acquisition, as Twitter needed to improve - it's just not looking good from these first few days

I thought this was kinda the point, like it doesn’t matter who you are, if you’re willing to pay $8 a month you must, on net, be a more “valid” user.

Seems like actually verifying everyone would take a big staff if customer service folks and filter out people willing to pay so not so sure that aligns with Musks current strategy of fire everyone and make money fast.

Good point, that makes sense

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