Ever since Elon Musk rolled out the ability for Twitter users to receive a verified badge for spending $8, the blue check mark that comes with a Twitter Blue subscription has become a disgrace to many.
Since the launch of the subscription plan, Twitter Blue subscribers have seen the popular “This MF paid for Twitter” Used by old legacy verified and unverified users alike.
Things have gotten so bad for Twitter users paying $8 a month that the company is considering allowing Blue subscribers to hide their badges entirely.
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according to screenshot(opens in new tab) According to information leaked by app researcher Alessandro Paluzzi, Twitter appears to be testing the ability for users to “show or hide the blue checkmark” in their authentication settings for Twitter Blue users.
For some, the decision to roll out such an option may be confusing. increase. And even more so in the context of recent announcements from the company.
On Thursday, Musk followed up with another piece of news after Twitter announced Twitter Blue was officially available to users around the world. Identity verified by his former Twitter system for free – would lose Verified account status from April 1st.
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When Musk’s verification plan began rolling out, Twitter Blue’s main selling point seemed to be its verified badge, which allowed paying users to digitally interact with traditional verified users. Paid blue checkmarks and traditional checkmarks are indistinguishable unless the user taps the badge. A tap will open a pop-up showing the types of accounts that have been verified.
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Most of the time, only Twitter Blue subscribers have left the check mark ( Accounts associated with verified organizations(opens in new tab)), the authentication badge becomes a “kick me” sign. If most notable accounts aren’t verified, these users don’t look like “notable” individuals. Instead, it’s just a sign that you paid Elon Musk $8/month (or $11/month on mobile).
So if you’ve decided to remove the traditional verified badge, as Musk clearly does, and you still want people to subscribe to Twitter Blue, the next best thing is to hide the badge. is to platform.
Musk rolled out Twitter Blue fairly quickly after officially acquiring the company last year.twitter lost around it half Advertisers after Musk took charge not yet(opens in new tab) Ad revenue is struggling. The subscription revenue model was meant to cover losses. Previously, however, ads accounted for about 90% of his $5 billion revenue on Twitter in 2021. The company also gold check mark A verified badge for businesses that costs as much as $1,000 per month.
It’s unclear whether removing the traditional verification badge will increase Twitter Blue subscribers, but reaction(opens in new tab) I don’t think so until the traditional checkmark is deprecated.
However, one thing seems certain: “This MF paid for Twitter(opens in new tab)“Memes are just trying to get higher and higher.
