The notorious blue tick is no longer optional.
  • neidu2@feddit.nlEnglish
    1101·
    8 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
      55·
      8 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?

      • zeppo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        191·
        8 months ago

        He’s been forcing blue checks on people since the initial change - with Stephen King, for instance. Basically a way to promote the program and make it look like prominent people are paying, but also a confused mix with the previous verification checks.

    • Thorny_Insight@lemm.eeEnglish
      91·
      8 months ago

      Only other twitter users see the blue checkmark. The people who think it’s dumb aren’t around.

  • CALIGVLA@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
    35·
    8 months ago

    I don’t get it, what’s so bad about blue checkmarks? I know you can “buy” them now, but what of it?

    • kosanovskiy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      8 months ago

      Some beans were hiding it to avoid being scrutinized for paying into Elons platform.but still wanted to have their name, pretty much marketing and loosing money.

    • elxeno@lemm.eeEnglish
      5·
      8 months ago

      I think ppl with blue check shitting on elon and twitter were being called out for paying and supporting him.