It looks like the Twitter experience is about to change for just about everyone on the platform, including those who buy CEO Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue subscription service.
on monday, Mr. Musk tweeted After April 15th, “only verified accounts are eligible to participate in For You recommendations” and are eligible to vote in surveys (which can be a way for accounts to increase engagement ). Musk argues that this is the “only realistic way” to deal with the “desperately losing battle” of “swarms of advanced AI bots taking over platforms.”
These changes are expected to go into effect two weeks after Musk said Twitter would begin “de-verifying” legacy blue-checked accounts. As such, some of Twitter’s most beloved and trusted accounts are widely advertised to users via the “For You” tab if they refuse to pay $8 a month to access subscriber benefits. may no longer be available.
After making these announcements, Musk reiterated past claims that charging subscription fees makes Twitter more trustworthy. “Treat everyone equally“
“My prediction is that this will be the only platform you can trust.” Mr. Musk tweetedImmediately after declare When it comes to expanding tweets, “there shouldn’t be another standard for celebrity imo.”
My prediction is that this will be the only platform you can trust
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 28, 2023
in November, mask approved The launch of Twitter Blue was also a key part of his monetization strategy to end Twitter’s near-total reliance on advertising revenue. and “Before this is implemented, I’ll explain the rationale in longer form. It’s the only way to defeat bots and trolls.”
Twitter has yet to fully explain how it expects Twitter Blue to solve the spam bot problem as promised, and has not responded to Ars’ request for comment.
Twitter is secretly growing its list of favorite users
While the traditional ticked Twitter account highlights these reported changes, some users explained Much like “shadowbanning” free users — Platformer reports that Twitter is still clearly prioritizing some of its most high-profile users. A secret list of 35 of her Twitter power users whose accounts have been marked VIP now have greater visibility in the feed, and engineers have tweaked the code to[For You]It is reported that they even go to great lengths to make sure they appear in tabs.
