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So, what episode are we at with the #Twitter Blue Checkmark saga? Here's the rough timeline as I understand it:
  • Before Elon Musk: Checkmark is attributed discretionarily, mainly to prevent impersonation.
  • After Elon Musk:
    • Twitter Blue subscription is introduced that grants the checkmark.
    • Impersonation immediately ensues. Twitter answers by preventing Checkmark accounts from changing their display name.
    • Checkmark is divided in three colors: Gold for companies, Blue for individuals, Grey for government.
    • Checkmark is derided for being bought out. As a response Twitter Blue subscribers ask for their checkmark to be hidden.
    • Prominent accounts (like Beyoncรฉ) lose their checkmark.
    • Prominent accounts that kept their checkmark (like Ron Perlman) defend themselves from claims they have subscribed to Twitter Blue.




Am I missing anything? Even https://twitterisgoinggreat.com can't keep up with the madness.
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silverwizard
silverwizard  
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@Hypolite Petovan You're missing Elon constantly trying to give @wint a checkmark and so he's constantly changing his name
@Hypolite Petovan @dril@twitter.com
Hypolite Petovan
Hypolite Petovan  
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Just learned Twitter is attributing the checkmark to deceased personalities account. The tooltip still says that they got the checkmark because they subscribed to Twitter Blue: https://twitter.com/Yeegrek/status/1649923065550184449
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It looks like nobody wants them so he just gives some away so it looks like it's working...
Martijn Vos
Martijn Vos  
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@Hypolite Petovan I wonder if that counts as defamation.
@Hypolite Petovan
Hypolite Petovan
Hypolite Petovan  
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@Martijn Vos Apparently it could be construed as "false endorsement" under the American Lanham Act but I'm no lawyer, and as usual, someone needs to actually sue.
@Martijn Vos
Martijn Vos
Martijn Vos  
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Here's an idea! Let's ship it to production before anyone thinks about it.
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