Twitter confirms that the blue-tick verification will be avaible to purchase.
Twitter was not a long time ago taken over by Elon Musk - the worldwide business magnate and investor. After taking the status of Twitter CEO, Musk started introducing a lot of new changes in the company immediately. The next update, announces a new feature that allows Twitter users to buy an account verification for $7,99 per month, which so far has only been able for influential celebrities and organizations
In my opinion, the change is really ill-considered or it is just the next controversial Elon Musk move, caused by his desire to control another one of the biggest companies in the world. The "blue-tick" account verification is well-known in social media as a sign, which confirms the identity of the account owner. It was supposed to claim that the profile is authentic and help users to identify reliable pieces of information on the platform. Most celebrities have this type of sign on their account to prevent fake accounts from impersonating them. Now, every person who wants to pay the $8 fee can easily identify as any public persona. This change will make Twitter absolutely not reliable as an information and news source. It will contribute to many scams and the creation of fake news, which can lead to the collapse of the company.
Source:
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63530872
Why do some people still worship Elon Musk as a guru? He's been involved in dubious projects with some pretty dodgy people for quite some time.
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