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mainer

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37. Some of us follow journalists and leaders in our fields

Reply to pinkstarburst (Reply #33)

Tue Nov 1, 2022, 10:18 AM

Nov 2022

That’s where a blue check is vital. To know that the news flash is real and not from a fake. If you just use it to hear from friends, like on Facebook, then blue checks won’t matter to you.

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Musk is reportedly considering charging verified Twitter users $4.99/mo to keep verification. [View all] highplainsdem Oct 2022 OP

Monetization unweird Oct 2022 #1

Now how much to read those tweets? GreenWave Oct 2022 #2

Elon - desperate to monetize Twitter anyway he can. OAITW r.2.0 Oct 2022 #3

Someone suggested deleting the accounts that advertise on your time-line. littlemissmartypants Oct 2022 #4

Don't get me wrong pinkstarburst Oct 2022 #5

You bring up an interesting point, area51 Oct 2022 #8

Possibly, but I think he'll kill Twitter pinkstarburst Oct 2022 #28

That is true for now... sheshe2 Oct 2022 #9

This is interesting Nevilledog Oct 2022 #27

That's interesting! I had no idea AntivaxHunters Oct 2022 #29

Twitter is already selling your information BlueIdaho Oct 2022 #34

Well... bye Twitter! Initech Oct 2022 #6

Kind of funny when you think about it... sheshe2 Oct 2022 #7

Musk is reversing course a lot lately. Its starting to BootinUp Oct 2022 #10

Starting to look like TFG Captain Zero Oct 2022 #14

Good! Trump won't pay! LeftInTX Oct 2022 #11

He could do verified falsehood charges. Captain Zero Oct 2022 #15

... sheshe2 Oct 2022 #17

I don't have any reason to Cha Oct 2022 #12

Advertisers are leaving, I guess. ananda Oct 2022 #13

I think this sort of thing has been considered before FelineOverlord Oct 2022 #16

He should be paying verified users C_U_L8R Oct 2022 #18

Why not $5? It's a nice round number. Is that too much? Jack the Greater Oct 2022 #19

Yep. A nice $60/yr instead of $59.88 TheBlackAdder Oct 2022 #24

fuck twitter. fuck musk. NewHendoLib Oct 2022 #20

that 44 billion he just sank into this to preserve his ego isn't just going to grow on a tree Takket Oct 2022 #21

I'm seeing reporting that the figure is actually $20/mo not $4.99... RockRaven Oct 2022 #22

Stock value jumps? Kid Berwyn Oct 2022 #23

There is no stock value (in a traditional sense) brooklynite Oct 2022 #35

So, he owns the only carpet in town. Kid Berwyn Oct 2022 #36

Saw this: Twitter is planning to start charging $20 per month for verification Nevilledog Oct 2022 #25

That's accurate. n/t OhioChick Oct 2022 #26

When all the blue checks leave... mainer Oct 2022 #30

And by the way, I'm a blue check person mainer Oct 2022 #31

Yeah. I always look for the blue check LeftInTX Oct 2022 #32

I don't follow anyone pinkstarburst Oct 2022 #33

Some of us follow journalists and leaders in our fields mainer Nov 2022 #37

I use it professionally as well pinkstarburst Nov 2022 #38