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Twitter to Add 'Official' Label to Some Accounts With Original Verification Checkmark
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Musk really cocked up here and now the whole thing is a confusing mess. There is value to be had from Twitter Blue as a paid-for subscriptions; the ability to edit, longer videos, access to premium support, less adverts/promoted tweets in timeline etc etc. However, this pivot from the old verified checkmark to just a sign of premium membership is really convoluted and confusing.
Currently, a verified celebrity/journalist/personality/brand probably has a blue checkmark. While brands and celebrities are probably more than happy to fork out ~$100/year to keep the tick, many won't. Some of these will then get the 'Official' mark which is buried on the profile page.
What is proposed is the following:
Blue+Verified- Someone or a brand who is deemed by Twitter's verification service to be important or influential enough to have a flag (currently the blue tick) and who also pays for Twitter Blue. They will get 'Official' on the bio as well as retaining the tick.
Verified - Someone/brand who is important or notable enough to have an 'Official' mark but who does not want to pay for Blue.
Blue - Someone who pays for premium twitter and now gets a blue checkmark which was previously for Verified users.
So now all of a sudden there will be loads of accounts losing the blue check mark (some of which will gain an official title) and a whole heap of new check marks against people were are NOT verified in any way.
It's just utterly bizarre. The checkmark is now a vanity symbol, and nothing to do with merit, trust or importance.
I started thinking about how things could work whilst keeping the same single symbol. I thought that perhaps if someone was 'blue' they'd get a blue curly border (with no checkmark). If someone was verified they'd get a checkmark. If someone was both they get a solid blue checkmark symbol (the same as it is now). But its still messy and lets be honest, what musk is hoping for is that those who obsess about online status will buy blue BECAUSE they want it to look the same as celebrities prior and my examples below would destroy that illusion.
Image attached represents:
Outline+tick = Verified/official but not blue
Blue with white dot = Blue, not verified/official
Blue with tick = Verified/official with blue subscription
Currently, a verified celebrity/journalist/personality/brand probably has a blue checkmark. While brands and celebrities are probably more than happy to fork out ~$100/year to keep the tick, many won't. Some of these will then get the 'Official' mark which is buried on the profile page.
What is proposed is the following:
Blue+Verified- Someone or a brand who is deemed by Twitter's verification service to be important or influential enough to have a flag (currently the blue tick) and who also pays for Twitter Blue. They will get 'Official' on the bio as well as retaining the tick.
Verified - Someone/brand who is important or notable enough to have an 'Official' mark but who does not want to pay for Blue.
Blue - Someone who pays for premium twitter and now gets a blue checkmark which was previously for Verified users.
So now all of a sudden there will be loads of accounts losing the blue check mark (some of which will gain an official title) and a whole heap of new check marks against people were are NOT verified in any way.
It's just utterly bizarre. The checkmark is now a vanity symbol, and nothing to do with merit, trust or importance.
I started thinking about how things could work whilst keeping the same single symbol. I thought that perhaps if someone was 'blue' they'd get a blue curly border (with no checkmark). If someone was verified they'd get a checkmark. If someone was both they get a solid blue checkmark symbol (the same as it is now). But its still messy and lets be honest, what musk is hoping for is that those who obsess about online status will buy blue BECAUSE they want it to look the same as celebrities prior and my examples below would destroy that illusion.
Image attached represents:
Outline+tick = Verified/official but not blue
Blue with white dot = Blue, not verified/official
Blue with tick = Verified/official with blue subscription
I recall reading about this last week. It may have been just an offhand remark from Musk, I don't recall the source. Either way, this made much more sense than just entirely ditching the previous verification plan entirely. With that said, they really do seem to do a terrible job of getting the news out.
And even if they do, there's no limit, so you actually are better off eventually in the general line
Or, and I know this is crazy...don't change anything about this system, and focus on actually creating value for people you want to subscribe instead of weird checkmarks that undermine your verification system.
No. Even if twice the number who are verified all start paying, immediately, it's a fraction of what they make through advertising...which he's tanked by posting Nazi memes and conspiracy theories. Incredible self-own.
But I don't even see the point of others seeing you're blue if all it means is you paid without any verification. How can I trust a blue more than anyone else now.
It's not the verified that would have been the issue. It would have been if everyone's tweets get priority then none do.
This sounds about right. The weird thing is, this will bring in about $50 million a year, which is far short of the $1 billion+ that Elon will owe in loan interest next year. Twitter may figure this out, but Elon is just showing he doesn't know what he is doing at this point.
Clown Show.
Absolute, Freaking Clown Show.
The verification team should be fired.
Or those on the team with any dignity should resign.
They don't have to do this to themselves.
Absolute, Freaking Clown Show.
The verification team should be fired.
Or those on the team with any dignity should resign.
They don't have to do this to themselves.
(acq'd by @twitter in 2020 which was acq’d by @elonmusk in 2022)
This is the most hilarious self-own of a humble brag I have seen in a while.
Check out her Bio.
Sure, "acquired" is one way of putting it.
Another way is that he was going to get spanked in court because he was SUED to buy it after mouthing off in one of the most expensive "I can do it better" exclamations of all time.
She should change it to "Forced to be purchased BEFORE his trial otherwise the man baby would have been forced into buying it AFTER he lost his trial."
This is the most hilarious self-own of a humble brag I have seen in a while.
Check out her Bio.
Sure, "acquired" is one way of putting it.
Another way is that he was going to get spanked in court because he was SUED to buy it after mouthing off in one of the most expensive "I can do it better" exclamations of all time.
She should change it to "Forced to be purchased BEFORE his trial otherwise the man baby would have been forced into buying it AFTER he lost his trial."
This is not a good idea. So to make sure that the account is legit, you need to go into the profile page to check.
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So much keyboard stomping and the features haven't even rolled out yet. Give it time, inspect the new framework and then provide user feedback like any typical iterative software design.
They're trying to fight the good fight against bots and all people keep doing is attacking.
They're trying to fight the good fight against bots and all people keep doing is attacking.
So the old blue tick is now a bit more like a boost to your posts and more assurance for followers that you are following the rules. But it doesn't replace the function of verifying you are who you say you are, which is now done by having an "official" tag, presumably for free.
I think this is smart. One of the most "valuable" things Twitter has spent years fostering the perceived value of the blue tick, which is strongly associated with successful Twits. Musk is letting people buy the perceived value the blue tick brings, while still giving celebrities a way to prove they are who they say they are with the rather bland "OFFICIAL" notice. It doesn't fundamentally change Twitter, lets twitter earn more money, and it really isn't ethically corrupt if Twitter is going to actively stop anyone from abusing the tick by claiming they are someone they aren't.
I think this is smart. One of the most "valuable" things Twitter has spent years fostering the perceived value of the blue tick, which is strongly associated with successful Twits. Musk is letting people buy the perceived value the blue tick brings, while still giving celebrities a way to prove they are who they say they are with the rather bland "OFFICIAL" notice. It doesn't fundamentally change Twitter, lets twitter earn more money, and it really isn't ethically corrupt if Twitter is going to actively stop anyone from abusing the tick by claiming they are someone they aren't.
He should make the tag red and green during the holidays, orange during the Halloween season and red white and blue during the 4th of July weekend in the USA.
That'll be 8 bucks please for my idea Twitter!
That'll be 8 bucks please for my idea Twitter!
TWO WORDS:
EMOJI TWITTER VERIFICATION BADGES*
*Yes, I know that is four words. Don't @ me, please!
🦄 <--- shows I paid $28 a month to pretend I am a master of industry like my pal Ellllon.
EMOJI TWITTER VERIFICATION BADGES*
*Yes, I know that is four words. Don't @ me, please!
🦄 <--- shows I paid $28 a month to pretend I am a master of industry like my pal Ellllon.
Huge thank-you for including this bit: "Why the company still plans to continue calling it 'verification' is, however, unclear at this time." The credulity of all media I've seen on this before is really astonishing. Reporters must stop perpetuating the conflation of "identity" and "credit card" verification!
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Musk has "fallen victim" to impersonation. ROFL.
"Fallen" being his own actuation, "victim" by his own declaration.
"Fallen" being his own actuation, "victim" by his own declaration.
YOU get a little Twitter mark! And YOU get a little Twitter mark! And YOU get a little Twitter mark!
Yes, we don’t need to read official a thousand times a day.
I hope you're reffering to M.Elon not me hahah
To be fair, his fans are pretty easy to dupe.