The notorious blue tick is no longer optional.
  • neidu2@feddit.nlEnglish
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    5 months ago

    I’d think that once you’re at the level where you not only stick around in the dumpster fire, but also willingly give your money to this manchild, you lack the awareness needed to see how bad a blue checkmark looks on you anyway.

    EDIT: I have been informed that some get the blue checkmark against their will and without paying. Just when you thought xitter couldn’t get dumber…

    • youngalfred@lemm.eeEnglish
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      5 months ago

      Iirc just recently they started giving out blue ticks to people with lots of followers, regardless of if they wanted it. Then this week they make it so you can’t hide them. It seems like a dim move - piss off the people who bring lots of traffic to your website, but actively decided to not get a blue tick, by forcing the tick on them.
      If they didn’t leave beforehand, maybe this would make some people/orgs consider leaving?

    • just another dev@lemmy.my-box.devEnglish
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      5 months ago

      FYI: Blue checkmarks were a thing LONG before paying for blue checkmarks was a thing. In the end, I think most people who are making an issue out of this aren’t even twitter users (let alone checkmark users) themselves.