Elon Musk, who came to the agenda with the changes of opinion he shared in a short time, caused Twitter to lose confidence. After the statements about the blue tick, some fake accounts imitated the celebrities and plunged the Twitter environment into chaos.
Fake accounts got blue ticks thanks to Twitter Blue
Elon Musk announced in the past weeks that Twitter users must pay a certain fee for the blue tick. Explaining that the blue tick approval process will be exclusive to Twitter Blue subscribers, Musk said that he soon changed his mind.
After the blue tick controversy, Twitter announced that it will introduce the “Official account” tag feature for Blue subscribers. Musk tweeted that same day that he was removing the Official account tag feature.
Musk did what he said! Paid verification period on Twitter
What is the refurbished Twitter Blue and how much does it cost? Anyone who purchases a Twitter Blue subscription will be able to earn blue ticks.
The blue tick badge, which means an approved account, has started to be distributed to users who have purchased a Blue subscription. It turned out that some fake accounts were impersonating celebrities by buying a Twitter Blue subscription.
A user impersonated the famous basketball star LeBron James by purchasing a Blue subscription. The fake account, which announced that it requested a trade from the Lakers, was considered real and made headlines on news sites. Similarly, the Twitter moderation team, which detected that other athletes were imitated, intervened, albeit late.
Musk has changed his mind several times on his plan to get rid of bots and spam by getting people to pay $8 a month. With the blue tick feature suddenly rolling out, anyone will be able to impersonate someone else for $8 a month.
Many users find and follow the official Twitter account of celebrities and brands easily thanks to the blue tick feature. If the change is not reversed, it is estimated that Twitter will move away from the environment of trust.
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